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

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

Japanese ground Self-Defense Force personnel set up safety shields at a facility for peacekeeping operations in Juba, South Sudan, on Nov. 14, 2016. The Japanese government decided on Nov. 15 to assign GSDF personnel a controversial new security duty -- rescuing U.N. staff and others under attack -- during peacekeeping operations there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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