Lt. Col. Alexei Carasiov, who served in Iraq, says the U.S. is providing Moldova with high-tech equipment (Photo: Centcom)

Lt. Col. Alexei Carasiov, who served in Iraq, says the U.S. is providing Moldova with high-tech equipment (Photo: Centcom)

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Moldova nearly doubles Iraq troop presenceThe number of Moldovan soldiers in Iraq will nearly double, its government announced this week. In return for its support of the Iraq War, the United States is providing Moldova with new high-tech military hardware. As a result, Transdniestria now fears the outbreak of new aggressions on its border. [more]

<h1>Lt. Col. Alexei Carasiov, who served in Iraq, says the U.S. is providing Moldova with high-tech equipment (Photo: Centcom)</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">Lt. Col. Alexei Carasiov, who served in Iraq, says the U.S. is providing Moldova with high-tech equipment (Photo: Centcom)</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>