(2)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

(2)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - People wave yellow handkerchiefs Feb. 20 to send off the Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi. It left the Hokkaido port of Muroran for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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