Thursday, 06 September 2007,
Zaytun camp, the base of South Korean troops in Iraqi Kurdistan.
yonhap
Seeing off 545 fresh troops to be stationed in Iraq, South Korea faces a tough decision again on whether to extend its military presence there in support of the United States' unpopular campaign.
The soldiers will depart for Iraqi Kurdistan on Thursday in a regular rotation of the 1,200-strong Zaytun unit camped on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan region, 350 km north of Baghdad. They have a six-month mission but their stay will be shortened to four months if the government decides to withdraw the unit at the end of this year. Zaytun means olive in Arabic.
The government set this month as the deadline for drawing up a pullout plan, which requires parliamentary approval. full text
The government set this month as the deadline for drawing up a pullout plan, which requires parliamentary approval. full text
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