(4)Key ground troop unit leaves for Iraq

(4)Key ground troop unit leaves for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Led by Col. Koichiro Bansho (L), members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) core unit, proceed toward a government plane before their departure from New Chitose airport in Hokkaido for Kuwait on Feb. 21 en route to southern Iraq, where they will join other GSDF troops on a humanitarian mission to help rebuild the war-torn country.

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