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Mongols to Baghdad.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)
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The Washington Times
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June 19, 2003
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Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Mongols to Baghdad
More than six centuries after Mongol conquerors were driven out of Baghdad, Mongolian troops are preparing to return to Iraq but this time as peacekeepers.
Mongolian Ambassador Ravdan Bold said his government will send about 180 troops to assist the U.S.-led coalition in the reconstruction of the country.
"After 645 years, Mongols are coming back to Iraq as peacekeepers to...