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S Korea sends troops to Kurdish region of Iraq

South Korea will send nearly 3,600 troops to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, the military said yesterday, two weeks after Seoul rattled allies by scrubbing plans for a mission to the northern town of Kirkuk.

South Korea canceled the Kirkuk deployment, citing concerns that it may have to engage in offensive operations in the area, conflicting with the troops' parliamentary mandate for peacekeeping and reconstruction.

For a new site for South Korean troop deployment, the US and South Korean militaries have agreed to choose between Sulaimaniyah and Irbil in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, said the Defense Ministry in a statement.

Twin suicide bombers killed 109 people in two Kurdish party offices in Irbil in February.
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