Bulgaria Fears Creeping Mandate in Iraq
Bulgaria Fears Creeping Mandate in Iraq
Author(s): Polia AlexandrovaSubject(s): Politics
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Bulgaria; Bulgarian National Radio; NATO; Romania; post-communist countries; stabilization campaign; Iraq
Summary/Abstract: As a 470-strong Bulgarian battalion took over the peacekeeping assignment in the Iraqi town of Kerbala, rumblings that the unit’s mandate may be changed has increased fears that the country may end up with a greater role in Iraq than it anticipated.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 09/03
- Page Range: On Line
- Page Count: 1
- Language: English
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