GSDF holds ceremony for 5th Iraq-bound contingent

NAGOYA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members march in Nagoya on Feb. 5 ahead of a ceremony to deliver a unit flag to its fifth contingent to be deployed in southern Iraq on a three-month humanitarian mission. The unit, consisting of about 500 troops, will be sent to Iraq in three batches at weekly intervals. (Kyodo)

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