200 protesters in Samawah demand SDF pullout

200 protesters in Samawah demand SDF pullout

SAMAWAH, Iraq - About 200 supporters of anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Samawah, southern Iraq, march through downtown Samawah on Nov. 12 demanding the withdrawal of Japanese ground troops stationed in the city. Banners they hold read, ''No to Japan!'' and ''Get out of here, Self-Defense Forces!''

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