Al-Sadr's group conducts poll to evaluate Japan's troops

Al-Sadr's group conducts poll to evaluate Japan's troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A member of the Japanese ground troops stationed in the southeastern Iraqi cit of Samawah gives instructions to local residents Jan. 3 on how to repair a garage damaged during the Iraqi war. A group led by anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it is conducting a public poll in Samawah to find out how local residents evaluate the reconstruction activities of the Japanese troops. (Kyodo)

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