Slovenian soldiers to be temporarily pulled out of Iraq

Ljubljana, 8 January - Slovenian soldiers stationed in Erbil in northern Iraq in the international operation Inherent Resolve will be evacuated by evening and should arrive in Slovenia tomorrow, the Slovenian authorities announced after Iran attacked Erbil airport on Tuesday night in retaliation for the US killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec gives a statement on the evacuation of Slovenian soldiers from Iraq.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec gives a statement on the evacuation of Slovenian soldiers from Iraq.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec gives a statement on the evacuation of Slovenian soldiers from Iraq.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec gives a statement on the evacuation of Slovenian soldiers from Iraq.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec gives a statement on the evacuation of Slovenian soldiers from Iraq.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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