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Slovak troops in Iraq beefing up security.

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(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

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[TV presenter] Lt-Col Karol Navratil, the head of the Slovak contingent in Iraq, has told TA3 [this TV channel] that all Slovak sappers operating near the [Iraqi] town of Al Hillah are unaffected [by the recent wave of unrest and violence in Iraq]:

[Lt-Col Navratil] Due to the current security situation in Iraq, I have halted all mine-clearing tasks [which were being carried out by Slovak troops]. The Slovak contingent is at the base camp in Al Hillah where we are fulfilling combat support tasks and at the same time we are carrying out repairs on our ...

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