S. Korean troops set for Iraq
From CNN's Seoul Bureau Chief Sohn Jie-ae
SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- The South Korean parliament has approved sending 3,000 troops to Iraq to help with the reconstruction effort.
The vote in the National Assembly was 155 in favor of the deployment and 50 against, with seven members abstaining. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun made the request for troops last fall.
Around 700 South Korean medics and engineers are already stationed in Iraq. Additionally, about 30 South Korean diplomats and civilians are in Iraq.
A pair of South Korean engineers were killed in an attack near Tikrit in late November 2003 by unidentified gunmen.
