6th shift of Armenian peacekeepers leaving for Iraq July 18

PanARMENIAN.Net - The sixth rotation of Armenian peacekeepers performing their humanitarian mission in Iraq will take place July 18, 2007, RA Defense Minister's Spokesman, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net



The Armenian military have been contributing to stability in Iraq within the Polish division since January 25, 2005. The fifth shift of the Armenian peacekeeping contingent has been in Iraq since February 2. It includes 46 members: two staff officers, three medical officers, field engineers and 31 drivers.
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