(2) Japanese advance ground troops enter Iraq

(2) Japanese advance ground troops enter Iraq

KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER - Col. Masahisa Sato (2nd from L), head of an advance team of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops, talks with Dutch soldiers at the U.S. base near the Kuwait-Iraq border on Jan. 19.

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