Defense chief orders ASDF dispatch to Iraq

Defense chief orders ASDF dispatch to Iraq

KOMAKI, Japan - A C130 transport plane rests at the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 19, the same day Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba ordered the dispatch of an ASDF unit to Iraq. It is the first time since World War II that Japan will send troops to a country where fighting is taking place. (Kyodo)

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