(1)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

(1)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) wave on Feb. 3 as they leave the GSDF's garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido, by bus. The 90-member first group of the core GSDF contingent going to Iraq is scheduled to arrive in Kuwait on Feb. 4 on its way to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, the base of the 550-strong GSDF mission. (Kyodo)

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