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Bulgaria to Spend EUR 8 M on Iraq Camp Security
Politics | February 17, 2006, Friday // 00:00
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Bulgaria will grant about EUR 8 M for the non-combat unit, that will guard the Ashraf refugee camp, Defense Minister Vesselin Bliznakov said Friday during the regular Parliamentary Control.
The United States will also grant the same amount of money for the cause, he added.
This money will cover the non-combat unit of 120 as well as up to 35 more people who would service the unit. The troops will take part in securing the camp for no more than a year, Bliznakov said. The US will cover all transport, logistics, and medical expenses, while Bulgaria will take care of the paychecks and insurance.
Bulgaria's unit will most likely leave for Iraq in the beginning of April.
Following a decision of Bulgaria's Parliament Bulgaria reduced the country's military unit in Iraq to 400 by June and withdrew it completely by the end of December 2005.
Bulgaria lost 13 soldiers in Iraq's military operations, most of whom were killed in insurgent attacks, one was killed by U.S. troops in a friendly fire incident and five died in vehicle accidents.
The United States will also grant the same amount of money for the cause, he added.
This money will cover the non-combat unit of 120 as well as up to 35 more people who would service the unit. The troops will take part in securing the camp for no more than a year, Bliznakov said. The US will cover all transport, logistics, and medical expenses, while Bulgaria will take care of the paychecks and insurance.
Bulgaria's unit will most likely leave for Iraq in the beginning of April.
Following a decision of Bulgaria's Parliament Bulgaria reduced the country's military unit in Iraq to 400 by June and withdrew it completely by the end of December 2005.
Bulgaria lost 13 soldiers in Iraq's military operations, most of whom were killed in insurgent attacks, one was killed by U.S. troops in a friendly fire incident and five died in vehicle accidents.
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