(1)GSDF chief of staff visits Samawah to rally troops

(1)GSDF chief of staff visits Samawah to rally troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Gen. Hajime Massaki (L, front), the chief of staff of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), visits the GSDF camp in the southeastern Iraqi city of Samawah on April 2 to encourage troops providing reconstruction assistance to Iraqis. (Kyodo)

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