SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea (news - web sites) on Friday scrubbed plans to send troops to the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, citing U.S. pressure to participate in "offensive operations," but it said the promised 3,600 forces will be sent to a different location to help rebuild the country.
The troops, to include special forces and marines, were to head to Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, and take control of reconstruction and security needs in the area.
But local media reported that the United States asked to keep a small number of its own troops in a particularly unstable area of the region. South Korea reportedly bristled at having them in its area of command.
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