(2) Japanese troops face 1st attack in Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent patrol near their camp outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on April 8, the day after bomb shells landed near the base. (Kyodo)

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