S Korea to send non-combat troops to Iraq

South Korea's Parliament voted on Wednesday to send about 700 medical and engineering personnel to Iraq despite deep opposition to the war within the country.

South Korea's Parliament voted on Wednesday to send non-combat troops to Iraq, handing a big political victory to new President Roh Moo-hyun.

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The opposition-controlled National Assembly backed the plan to send about 700 medical and engineering personnel despite deep opposition within South Korea to the US-led war to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.