Azerbaijan, Baku, 29 May / Trend corr. I.Alizade / Four officers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces peacemaking groups have been awarded the medals for achievements in marines and military-marine forces of the United States by the National Forces in Iraq.
According to the information by a spoksperson of the Security Ministry to Trend , the officers - major Sadig Yahzade, captain Teyfur Rustamov, captain Emin Novruzov and Senior Lieutenant Mehman Abdulrahmanov have been awarded the medals for their excellent military services in Iraq.
NATO and National Forces awarded the Azerbaijani peacemakers with different awards for their good military service.
The peacemaking detachment was created in the Azerbaijani National Army in 1997, and a peacemaking camp was created later on. About 150 peacemakers from the Azerbaijani Armed Forces serve military service within the National Army in Iraq, 34 in Kosovo and 45 in Afghanistan.
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