Part of 4th SDF replacement team departs for Iraq

Part of 4th SDF replacement team departs for Iraq

SENDAI, Japan - A member of the second group of a fourth replacement team of the Ground Self-Defense Force extends his arm to shake hands with his young daughter Nov. 20 before heading to Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture en route to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah for a three-month humanitarian aid mission. (Kyodo)

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