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Ukraine to pull troops out of Iraq

Kiev, Ukraine - They will be replaced by specialized civil staff

The Council of Defence, presided by Viktor Yushenko, has decided to pull its own 1600 soldiers contingent out of Iraq: the first group will leave next March 15, and the withdrawal operations will be completed within the half of October. In place of the soldiers a specialized civil personnel will be sent to Baghdad. The newly-President Yushenko explained that the Kiev’s disengagement, in unison w...

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Rome, Italy, 03/02/2005 13:40
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