LDP OKs bill for SDF dispatch to Iraq

LDP OKs bill for SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) General Council, the party's top policy panel, reached a consensus June 13 at a meeting on a government-sponsored bill for a law to allow the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to Iraq.

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