With a commemorative ceremony in front of the Monument to those who died in the fight against world terrorism in Karlovo, military personnel and citizens honored the memory of the five Bulgarians from the First Infantry Battalion who died 20 years ago in a terrorist attack against the "India" base in the Iraqi city of Karbala.
“We appreciate the efforts of our servicemen, their contribution to international peace and security and we bow deeply to the heroism and sacrifices we made in these operations and also to the dignified performance of the service in peacetime,” Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev said in his speech.
Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov pointed out that the names of all the men who lost their life in the execution of the mission in Iraq must be remembered.
In the period 2003 to 2008, a total of 13 Bulgarian servicemen died during operations in Iraq.
The celebration of the 139th anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia ended with a fireworks ceremony in Plovdiv. "Today, we pay tribute to a remarkable generation of enlightening historical..
Friends and music fans will once again honor the memory of the renowned pop and rock singer and composer Georgi Minchev, who passed away 23 years ago. The Rock and Blues Festival ''Flower for Gosho'' will take place today and tomorrow at the..
Jockeys and horses from different Bulgarian regions will compete in horse races near the town of Isperih (Northeastern Bulgaria). There will also be competitions on the old city stadium. Later, there will be a wrestling competition with the..
From today until September 15, Sofia's Vitosha boulevard and the park in front of the National Palace of Culture are transformed into a huge open-air..
The two wings of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms party, which intend to participate in the early parliamentary elections on October 27 in coalitions,..
Over a hundred participants in the voluntary teams of the Bulgarian Red Cross for disaster and crisis action, as well as representatives of the..
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