Friday
Aug132004
Philippines withdraws Iraq deployment offer.
Friday, August 13, 2004 at 05:55PM
The Philippines has abruptly scrapped its offer to send
peacekeeping troops back to Iraq under a United Nations framework in a
fresh turnaround that risks further alienating its key allies. Last
month it withdrew its 51-man contingent from the war-torn country to
save the life of a hostage threatened with beheading. The move drew the
criticism of the United States and other coalition partners. Yesterday,
Foreign Secretary Delia Albert said she had called for a meeting to
discuss sending peacekeepers under a US-led multinational force
approved by a UN resolution in June. [more 
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