(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (top) addresses members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 before they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission. (Kyodo)

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