Japanese core troop unit arrives in Samawah

Japanese core troop unit arrives in Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Col. Koichiro Bansho (R), head of a core unit of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) noncombat troops, shakes hands with Col. Masahisa Sato, head of an advance team of group troops, on arrival in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah from Kuwait on Feb. 27.

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