(4) Japanese troop unit enters Iraq from Kuwait

(4) Japanese troop unit enters Iraq from Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Col. Koichiro Bansho (L fore), head of a contingent of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), speaks to reporters before leaving the U.S. base in western Kuwait for the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 27.

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