(2)Japanese core troop unit arrives in Samawah

(2)Japanese core troop unit arrives in Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Col. Koichiro Bansho leads a core unit of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force noncombat troops as they arrive at their temporary camp in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah from Kuwait on Feb. 27.

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