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| Fourth Bulgarian Unit Ready for Iraq |
| 2004-11-13 |
| The last phase in the preparation of Bulgaria's fourth infantry unit to set off for Iraq in about a month was completed, the Defense Ministry announced. Despite some reports of decreased staff to take over the currently patrolling Bulgarian soldiers in Diwaniya, the number of the next unit will be the same - 480 soldiers. It will serve under the commandment of Lieutenant Colonel Dimitar Shivikov from Plovdiv. The preparation of the troops started in the mechanized infantry brigade in the town of Karlovo, south Bulgaria, on September 6. Bulgarian base in Iraq has moved from Karbala's Kilo to Diwaniya's Eko base, within the headquarters of Polish multinational commandment. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #2 OldSpook, Gee, all this time I thought Italy was part of Nato. Forces in Iraq, May 2004: U.S. 110,000, Britain 8,220, Italy 2,950, Poland 2,500, Ukraine 1,650, Netherlands 1,300. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2004-11-13 3:55:46 PM |
| #1 Bravo to the former Warsaw Pact - they have shown more brass than any of Nato, excepting the UK and the small contingent of the Dutch. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-11-13 11:54:43 AM |