(4)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

(4)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - People opposed to Japan's dispatch of Self-Defense Force (SDF) personnel to Iraq stage a protest rally at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18 as the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi (in the rear) enters the port. The 8,900-to ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq.

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