Welcoming meeting held for Japanese ground troops in Samawah

Welcoming meeting held for Japanese ground troops in Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Col. Masahisa Sato (L at the podium), who heads the advance team for a GSDF mission to Iraq, speaks at a welcoming meeting for Japanese ground troops in Samawah on Feb. 9. The meeting, sponsored by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority and Muthana Province, was attended by some 200 people, including local tribal leaders.

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