Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Georgia sends more troops to Iraq
Security
(The Georgian Times) - “A small group” of Georgian servicemen was sent to Kuwait on July 16, which will join Georgian troops in Iraq on July 23, the Georgian Ministry of Defense said. The move is part of Georgian troops surge in Iraq from the current 850 to 2,000, making Georgia the second biggest contributors, after the United States, to Iraqi operations in terms of per capita troop deployment. Remaining additional Georgian troops will be sent to Kuwait and then to Iraq, gradually, between July 20 and July 22.
Labels: Georgia, Iraq, troop surge
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Georgia to send more troops to Iraq
Security, International
(Itar-Tass) Georgia will enlarge its participation in the coalition forces in Iraq, President Mikhail Saakashvili said at the Gori military base on Sunday. In his words, Georgia “is ready to help American and Iraqi colleagues at the critical phase of the peacekeeping operation.” Saakashvili did not say how many Georgian servicemen would be sent to Iraq, where 900 Georgians are already stationed, including two-thirds in Baghdad. Eighteen Georgian servicemen have been wounded.
Labels: coalition forces, Georgia, President Mikhail Saakashvili
