(2) Japanese troop unit enters Iraq from Kuwait

(2) Japanese troop unit enters Iraq from Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - A convoy of about 30 vehicles carrying a 140-member core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops head for Iraq on Feb. 27 from a U.S. military base in Kuwait. The troops are being sent to Iraq to assist in the rebuilding of the war-torn country.

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