Japanese troops given new security role for U.N. mission in S. Sudan

Japanese troops given new security role for U.N. mission in S. Sudan

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2016, during which the government decided to assign to Self-Defense Forces personnel a controversial new security duty to be carried out during U.N. peacekeeping operations in conflict-mired South Sudan so they can rescue U.N. staff and others under attack in line with relaxed criteria on their use of weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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