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Bulgaria Busts 13 Illegal Immigrants from Iraq, Syria [Dec 06, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police captured a total of thirteen illegal immigrants from Syria and Iraq late on Monday, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry has informed. The immigrants were detected by special night vision devices. First, three individuals were caught on Monday close to the Southeastern Bulgarian town of Malko Tarnovo, which is located near the country's Turkish border. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Captures 9 Illegal Immigrants from Syria, Iraq [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police has captured a total of nine illegal immigrants from Iraq and Syria in two unrelated incidents. Four illegal foreigners ? three men from Syria and one from Iraq ? were busted late Tuesday night at the Bulgarian border with Greece near Petrich, the Interior Ministry announced Wednesday. The four men were caught right before they were trying to cross from Bulgaria into ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Diplomat Praises Iraq Govt in Baghdad [Mar 14, 2011] Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has commended the efforts of Iraq's government to stabilize the country politically and economically. Mladenov met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Monday. "I want to pay my respects to the victims of terrorism and to state clearly that the efforts of the Iraqi government are bearing fruit," Mladenov told al-Maliki, according to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Al-Qaeda Sees Bulgaria as 'Legitimate Target' [Oct 22, 2010] Bulgaria is a legitimate target of al-Qaeda because it has sent its soldiers to support the US invaders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Lebanon-based Sunni extremist group Asbat al-Ansar has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Receives US Recognition for Contribution to Iraq Mission [Sep 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Ambassador to the USA Elena Poptodorova has received a special call from the US State Department on the occasion of President Obama's declaration of the end of the combat mission in Iraq, the Bulgarian Embassy in DC told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Border Police Capture 14 Illegal Iraqi Immigrants (Novinite.com) [Jan 31, 2010] Bulgaria?s border policemen have detained 14 illegal aliens from Iraq near the southeast border town of Svilengrad. They were any identity documents, and most likely were abandoned by human traffickers are they crossed the Bulgarian border. [via YahooNews] More >>