04 August 2003, 16:07

Georgian military leave for Iraq to join peacekeeping operation

A group of about 70 Georgian military have left for Iraq to join the U.S. and Britain-led peacekeeping operation there.

It includes 34 fighters of special assignment forces, 20 army medics, and 15 engineers.

Georgian parliament passed a resolution July 16 to dispatch a military unit to Iraq "for restoring peace and stability". The Pentagon and Georgian officials had been holding talks on the presence of Georgian troops in Iraq since April.

Tedo Djaparidze, secretary of Georgia's Security Council, told reporters Sunday the government was considering a dispatch of law enforcers, including policemen to Iraq at a later date.

Source: ITAR-TASS News Agency

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

December 22, 2024 20:54

  • Russian SAM names conditions for permissible polygamy for Muslims

    As follows from a fatwa (a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (sharia), – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) of the Ulema Council of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia, polygamy is permissible for Muslim men in Russia, and a Muslim can be in a religious marriage with four women with fair and equal treatment of all his wives.

December 22, 2024 20:13

December 22, 2024 19:11

  • Compensation decrease for illegal prosecution violates rights of KBR resident

    The court ruling, which awarded Madin Gubzhokov compensation of 30,000 roubles for unlawful criminal prosecution, is incomparable with the moral harm caused by the actions of Azamat Kyaov, a former law enforcer. The amount is ridiculous and should be appealed against, lawyers and human rights defenders have stated.

December 22, 2024 15:47

December 21, 2024 23:48

News archive