BRUSSELS, April 22 Kyodo The Dutc...

BRUSSELS, April 22 Kyodo

The Dutch number camp in southern Iraq came below attack early Thursday for the first time, Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp said. No undivided was hurt in the attack.

A Defense Ministry spokesman said that the situation could have caused casualties if any of the three mortars fired landed in succession the camp's sleeping or eating tents

upon Saturday evening, an Iraqi was harmed in a shootout with the Dutch company s who are in Iraq to help with reconstruction.

An Iraqi civilian died Wednesday morning while reaching a checkpoint of the Dutch contingent.

Kamp said last week that the situation in southern Iraq where the Dutch companys are deployed is still ''relatively safe.''

The Netherlands has 1200 soldiers in Samawah alongside the Japanese troops

The Dutch regulation is expected to announce an extension of the Dutch troops' deployment in June

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