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Georgia joined the [[Iraq War]] as part of the [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|United States-led coalition]] in August 2003. By 2008, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] had deployed 2,300 [[Military of Georgia (country)|troops]] in [[Iraq]], becoming the third largest contributor<ref name="EMEW">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Lansford |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts |first=Tom |url=http://books.google.ge/books?id=U05OvsOPeKMC&pg=PA481&dq=Georgian+Iraq+2008&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-qiYUYGnPNOGswaOxIC4Dw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Georgian%20Iraq%202008&f=false |editor=Spencer C. Tucker |publisher=ABC-CLIO |title=Georgia, Role in Iraq War|volume=2 |location=Santa Barbara |pages=480–481 |year=2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Liklikadze|first=Koba|title=Iraq: As Third-Largest Contingent, Georgia Hopes To Show Its Worth|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078614.html|accessdate=16 June 2013|date=September 10, 2007|agency=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}</ref> 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]]. During the Russia–Georgia war in August 2008, Georgia recalled all of its forces from Iraq. The [[U.S. Air Force]] provided logistical support for the withdrawal. On August 10–11, 2008, 16 [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemasters]] shuttled around 2,000 Georgian soldiers and supplies back to Georgia, drawing a sharp protest from Russia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Michael|title=U.S. takes Georgian troops home from Iraq|url=http://www.armytimes.com/article/20080811/NEWS/808110302/U-S-takes-Georgian-troops-home-from-Iraq|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=Army Times|date=August 11, 2008}}</ref> The U.S. officials responded that the assistance to the Georgian redeployment to Georgia was part of a prior agreement that transport would be provided in case of an emergency and that the Russians had been informed about the flights in advance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Matthew|title=Putin Criticizes U.S. For Flying Georgian Soldiers Back from Iraq|url=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/putin-criticizes-us-flying-georgian-soldiers-back-iraq|accessdate=16 June 2013|date=August 11, 2008|agency=CNS News}}</ref> In total, Georgia suffered three combat fatalities (all in 2008) and at least 19 servicemen were injured in Iraq. In addition, one Georgian serviceman died in a car accident and one committed suicide, both in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Georgian Soldier Killed, Another Wounded in Afghanistan|url=http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=22642|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=Civil Georgia|date=September 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Military Deaths by Country: Georgia|url=http://icasualties.org/iraq/Nationality.aspx?hndQry=GE|publisher=Iraq Coalition Casualty Count. iCasualties.org|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref>
Georgia joined the [[Iraq War]] as part of the [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|United States-led coalition]] in August 2003. By 2008, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] had deployed 2,300 [[Military of Georgia (country)|troops]] in [[Iraq]], becoming the third largest contributor<ref name="EMEW">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Lansford |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts |first=Tom |url=http://books.google.ge/books?id=U05OvsOPeKMC&pg=PA481&dq=Georgian+Iraq+2008&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-qiYUYGnPNOGswaOxIC4Dw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Georgian%20Iraq%202008&f=false |editor=Spencer C. Tucker |publisher=ABC-CLIO |title=Georgia, Role in Iraq War|volume=2 |location=Santa Barbara |pages=480–481 |year=2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Liklikadze|first=Koba|title=Iraq: As Third-Largest Contingent, Georgia Hopes To Show Its Worth|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078614.html|accessdate=16 June 2013|date=September 10, 2007|agency=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}</ref> 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]]. During the Russia–Georgia war in August 2008, Georgia recalled all of its forces from Iraq. The [[U.S. Air Force]] provided logistical support for the withdrawal. On August 10–11, 2008, 16 [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemasters]] shuttled around 2,000 Georgian soldiers and supplies back to Georgia, drawing a sharp protest from Russia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Michael|title=U.S. takes Georgian troops home from Iraq|url=http://www.armytimes.com/article/20080811/NEWS/808110302/U-S-takes-Georgian-troops-home-from-Iraq|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=Army Times|date=August 11, 2008}}</ref> The U.S. officials responded that the assistance to the Georgian redeployment to Georgia was part of a prior agreement that transport would be provided in case of an emergency and that the Russians had been informed about the flights in advance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Matthew|title=Putin Criticizes U.S. For Flying Georgian Soldiers Back from Iraq|url=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/putin-criticizes-us-flying-georgian-soldiers-back-iraq|accessdate=16 June 2013|date=August 11, 2008|agency=CNS News}}</ref> In total, Georgia suffered three combat fatalities (all in 2008) and at least 19 servicemen were injured in Iraq. In addition, one Georgian serviceman died in a car accident and one committed suicide, both in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Georgian Soldier Killed, Another Wounded in Afghanistan|url=http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=22642|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=Civil Georgia|date=September 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Military Deaths by Country: Georgia|url=http://icasualties.org/iraq/Nationality.aspx?hndQry=GE|publisher=Iraq Coalition Casualty Count. iCasualties.org|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref>


==Airways connection==
==Increasing cooperation==
An air route was opened between Georgia and Iraq in 2013, with [[Iraqi Airways]] reportedly making two flights a week to Tbilisi.<ref>[http://www.oneiraqidinar.com/the-re-opening-of-air-route-between-iraq-and-georgia/ The re-opening of the air route between Iraq and Georgia]. Oneiraqidinar.com. Published July 2, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2015.</ref>
An air route was opened between Georgia and Iraq in 2013, with [[Iraqi Airways]] reportedly making two flights a week to Tbilisi.<ref>[http://www.oneiraqidinar.com/the-re-opening-of-air-route-between-iraq-and-georgia/ The re-opening of the air route between Iraq and Georgia]. Oneiraqidinar.com. Published July 2, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2015.</ref> Later that year, the Iraqi ambassador in Tbilisi met with the Georgian foreign affairs minister, where the two discussed increasing cooperation and ties between the two countries. The Georgian foreign minister wished Iraq stability and progress.<ref>[http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/iraq-s-ambassador-to-tbilisi-meet-secretary-of-foreign-affairs-of-georgia/ Iraq's Ambassador to Tbilisi meet Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Georgia]. Iraqi News. Ahmed Hussien. Published July 2, 2013. Retrieved 15 May, 2015.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:07, 16 May 2015

Georgia–Iraq relations

Georgia
Iraq

Georgia—Iraq relations refers to the bilateral relations of the Republic of Georgia and the Republic of Iraq. Georgia does not have an embassy in Baghdad,[1] but Iraq does have an embassy in Tbilisi, the Georgian capitol.[2] The current ambassador of Iraq to Georgia is Bakir Ahmad Aziz Aljaf.[3]

Role of Georgia in the Iraq War

Main article: Role of Georgia in the Iraq War
Georgian soldiers from the 13th Light Infantry Battalion on a clearing mission in Al Shaheen, Iraq, in March 2007.

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[4][5] 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. During the Russia–Georgia war in August 2008, Georgia recalled all of its forces from Iraq. The U.S. Air Force provided logistical support for the withdrawal. On August 10–11, 2008, 16 C-17 Globemasters shuttled around 2,000 Georgian soldiers and supplies back to Georgia, drawing a sharp protest from Russia.[6] The U.S. officials responded that the assistance to the Georgian redeployment to Georgia was part of a prior agreement that transport would be provided in case of an emergency and that the Russians had been informed about the flights in advance.[7] In total, Georgia suffered three combat fatalities (all in 2008) and at least 19 servicemen were injured in Iraq. In addition, one Georgian serviceman died in a car accident and one committed suicide, both in 2007.[8][9]

Increasing cooperation

An air route was opened between Georgia and Iraq in 2013, with Iraqi Airways reportedly making two flights a week to Tbilisi.[10] Later that year, the Iraqi ambassador in Tbilisi met with the Georgian foreign affairs minister, where the two discussed increasing cooperation and ties between the two countries. The Georgian foreign minister wished Iraq stability and progress.[11]

References

  1. ^ List of embassies and consulates in Iraq
  2. ^ List of embassies. Georgian Foreign Ministry.
  3. ^ Embassy of Iraq in Tbilisi, Georgia. Embassypages.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ Lansford, Tom (2010). "Georgia, Role in Iraq War". In Spencer C. Tucker (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. pp. 480–481.
  5. ^ Liklikadze, Koba (September 10, 2007). "Iraq: As Third-Largest Contingent, Georgia Hopes To Show Its Worth". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  6. ^ Hoffman, Michael (August 11, 2008). "U.S. takes Georgian troops home from Iraq". Army Times. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  7. ^ Lee, Matthew (August 11, 2008). "Putin Criticizes U.S. For Flying Georgian Soldiers Back from Iraq". CNS News. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Georgian Soldier Killed, Another Wounded in Afghanistan". Civil Georgia. September 5, 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Military Deaths by Country: Georgia". Iraq Coalition Casualty Count. iCasualties.org. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  10. ^ The re-opening of the air route between Iraq and Georgia. Oneiraqidinar.com. Published July 2, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  11. ^ Iraq's Ambassador to Tbilisi meet Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Iraqi News. Ahmed Hussien. Published July 2, 2013. Retrieved 15 May, 2015.

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