Last Bulgarian Troops Return from Iraq
Bulgaria's last 155 troops stationed in Iraq have returned home.
The soldiers had been stationed in a camp near Baghdad where they were handling the security of detainees.
Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev participated Wednesday in a homecoming ceremony at Sofia International Airport.
He said that the Iraq mission, to which Bulgaria sent troops in 2003, had been a challenge for the country’s army.
Thirteen Bulgarian soldiers and six civilians have died in Iraq since 2003.
Bulgaria also has troops in international military missions in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Bosnia.