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Bulgaria commemorates soldiers killed in Karbala

| updated on 12/27/20 5:54 PM
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In Bulgaria's Karlovo, military men have paid honor to the heroism of 13 Bulgarian servicemen who died in operations of the multinational forces in Iraq.

17 years ago on December 27, a bombing attack in Karbala, Iraq, killed five Bulgarian soldiers and 27 more were seriously injured, BTA has recalled. Every year dozens of servicemen gather at the monument to the fallen in the fight against global terrorism, which is located in the Bulgarian town of Karlovo, to pay respect to the memory of the military men.

Bulgaria participated in the operation in Iraq from August 22, 2003 to the end of 2008 with 11 contingents. 13 Bulgarian soldiers lost their lives during the operation.



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