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

File photo taken in October 2016 in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate shows the Ground Self-Defense Force troops demonstrating to the media exercises for new protection missions it could engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. The government decided on Nov. 15 to assign to the GSDF personnel the controversial security duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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