(2)Japanese inspection team leaves for Iraq

NARITA, Japan - Members of a Japanese government inspection team are about to leave Narita airport on Nov. 15 for Samawah, southern Iraq, to investigate the security situation there ahead of a planned dispatch of Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops to Iraq. The team, which consists mainly of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officials, is expected to investigate whether SDF troops could provide humanitarian assistance in the area as planned.

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