The Bulgarian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday some 20 to 25 soldiers have asked to go home after repeated attacks on their 450-strong light infantry battalion in the holy city.
Ten to 15 more soldiers have requested to be relieved from the unit, which is based in the centre of the tense city, than at the beginning of April, said ministry spokeswoman Rumiana Strugarova.
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Ten to 15 more soldiers have requested to be relieved from the unit, which is based in the centre of the tense city, than at the beginning of April, said ministry spokeswoman Rumiana Strugarova.
The coalition of the no-longer-so-willing.
Resistance fighters in the Iraqi city of Falluja have placed a $15 million bounty on the heads of key US occupation figures, including Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld.
The reward is also offered for the capture of US Commander in Iraq, Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez and US occupation forces' spokesperson in the country, Brigadier Mark Kimmit.
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The reward is also offered for the capture of US Commander in Iraq, Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez and US occupation forces' spokesperson in the country, Brigadier Mark Kimmit.
I suppose that will curtail any plans Rumsfiend might be making to visit his new colony. (I wonder when they'll produce a deck of cards.)
A US general responsible for four jails in Iraq has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged abuse of her prisoners.
Brigadier General Janis Karpinski is among seven officers facing charges that soldiers under their command mistreated detainees.
The suspension follows shocking US television images of US soldiers stacking prisoners on top of each other and even applying electrodes to one at Abu Ghuraib prison near Baghdad.
CBS TV says it has dozens of pictures showing a wide range of maltreatment. Taken by US troops, many of the pictures show American troops watching in apparent approval.
...Among the more disturbing pictures were prisoners with wires attached to their genitals and others being attacked by a dog.
...If found guilty, Karpinski could receive a written reprimand.
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Brigadier General Janis Karpinski is among seven officers facing charges that soldiers under their command mistreated detainees.
The suspension follows shocking US television images of US soldiers stacking prisoners on top of each other and even applying electrodes to one at Abu Ghuraib prison near Baghdad.
CBS TV says it has dozens of pictures showing a wide range of maltreatment. Taken by US troops, many of the pictures show American troops watching in apparent approval.
...Among the more disturbing pictures were prisoners with wires attached to their genitals and others being attacked by a dog.
...If found guilty, Karpinski could receive a written reprimand.
Oh, and the Taliban have retaken yet another sector of Afghanistan.
Yep, things are going splendidly.
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