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Caribbean & Central America - 17 August 2004
EL SALVADOR: Troops head to Iraq amid threats from extremists
President Tony Saca sent a 380-strong contingent of troops to Iraq on 17 August. His decision came in spite of fierce criticism from the left-wing opposition Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) and in the face of threats of terrorist attacks from an unknown group claiming to be linked to
al-Qaida.
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