¡¡MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Most Salvadorans are opposed to an extension of the country's troops deployment in Iraq, an opinion poll showed.

    The CID-Gallup poll conducted on Jan. 29-Feb. 3 revealed that 90 percent of the 1,216 people interviewed nationwide were opposed to the government plan to send in a new contingent to replace its 380 troops whose mandate has expired.

    Almost one in four (23 percent) respondents believed the government of President Antonio Saca keeps troops in Iraq "under pressure from the United States."

    Despite public disapproval, the government sent another contingent Thursday for Iraq with a mandate of six months.

    A Defense Ministry spokesman said the old contingent will return home on Feb. 25.

    El Salvador is currently the only Latin American country with troops deployed in Iraq. So far one Salvadoran soldier has been killed and 15 others injured. Enditem