More Bulgarian Dropouts in Iraq
Politics | May 4, 2004, TuesdayMore Bulgarian soldiers want to quit the Iraq mission, the defense minister informed on Tuesday.
On Monday, 24 returned to Sofia. They were part of the 44 soldiers who wanted to be discharged from the Bulgarian unit.
Minister Nikolay Svinarov refused to disclose the exact number of the latest entreaties.
Six Bulgarian soldiers have been killed during the Karbala mission. When a Bulgarian unit was first deployed in the city, it was considered rather a peaceful one. Experts commented that the Karbala Shiites were well predisposed toward the coalition troops.
Over the last few months, however, the soldiers and their bases have been attacked almost daily.
Bulgarian politicians made a series of diplomatic efforts to cheer up the unit, and ease domestic pressure for pullout. President Georgi Parvanov even made a surprising trip to Karbala two weeks ago, and spend several hours with the soldiers at the Kilo base.
On Monday, 24 returned to Sofia. They were part of the 44 soldiers who wanted to be discharged from the Bulgarian unit.
Minister Nikolay Svinarov refused to disclose the exact number of the latest entreaties.
Six Bulgarian soldiers have been killed during the Karbala mission. When a Bulgarian unit was first deployed in the city, it was considered rather a peaceful one. Experts commented that the Karbala Shiites were well predisposed toward the coalition troops.
Over the last few months, however, the soldiers and their bases have been attacked almost daily.
Bulgarian politicians made a series of diplomatic efforts to cheer up the unit, and ease domestic pressure for pullout. President Georgi Parvanov even made a surprising trip to Karbala two weeks ago, and spend several hours with the soldiers at the Kilo base.
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