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Armenia Sends Special Military Team to Iraq |
27 December 2004JTW (27 December 2004)
Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sarkisyan said that Armenia would send 46 military experts to Iraq to operate as part of the Polish contingent. The minister said that the U.S. command and the Polish division would arrange logistics support, medical services, housing and utilities for the Armenian experts. The Armenian Defense Ministry received approval from parliament to
send the experts to Iraq for a year.
There is an Armenian minority group in Iraq, and according to the Iraq experts, Armenians in Iraq will be under threat after the decision. The Iraqi resistance groups see the states that send soldiers to Iraq ÔÇÝhostile' and make attacks against these countries as seen in the Madrid Case.
Armenia is a relatively poor and the country has been suffering from economic catastrophes. Analyzers say the decision was taken in order to attract the American support for Armenia in the Caucasus:
"Armenia takes a high risk by sending military peoples to Iraq. Iraqi militants may attack Armenian targets in Armenia and around the world. Apart from this kind of attacks, Yerevan must consider the safety of the Armenian minority in Iraq. The arrival of Armenian military people to Iraq will put the Armenians in Iraq at risk" said Dr. James Trivar, international politics expert. According to Trivar, the Armenian military team could be perceived as a contribution to occupation of Iraq by US led countries.
27 December 2004 |
27 December 2004
Armenia in Iraq
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