Georgian involvement in the Iraq War
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Georgia joined the Iraq war as part of the United States-led coalition in August 2003. By 2008, Georgia had deployed 2,300 troops in Iraq, becoming the third largest contributor[1][2] to the coalition forces in the Iraq War. In addition, the country provided a battalion of approximately 550 troops to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq. All Georgian troops were withdrawn from Iraq amid the Russia–Georgia war in August 2008. Georgia suffered five fatal casualties in Iraq.
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Georgian involvement in the Iraq War | |||||||
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Part of the Iraq War | |||||||
Georgian soldiers from the 13th Light Infantry Battalion on a clearing mission in Al Shaheen, Iraq, in March 2007. | |||||||
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Georgia | |||||||
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70 (2003)300(2004)850 (2005)2,300 (2008) | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 19+ wounded |
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