Armenians Remain in Iraq Despite Escalation of Violence

It seems that Armenia will remain in Iraq as long as the "war" ends up lasting.

The spokesperson Seyran Shahsuvarian said the platoon comprises 30 truck drivers, 10 sappers, 3 medics and 2 officers.

When asking in early December the Armenian parliament to extend the presence of the Armenian contingent in Iraq for another year defense minister Serzh Sarkisian said the peacekeeping mission in Iraq promotes enhancement of international standing of Armenia and its armed forces.

At least these are relatively low-risk tasks, even though a stray bullet from a machine gun hundreds of yards away does not differentiate between soldier and truck driver.

Source: ArmenPress