(2)2nd core unit of Japan ground troops heads for Iraq

(2)2nd core unit of Japan ground troops heads for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - One of two government planes carrying the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops takes off from the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 for Kuwait. The 190 troops, including 11 female troops, will be followed by the third and last contingent consisting of some 120 officers to be dispatched to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah later in March.

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