(1)Japan sends 4th contingent to Iraq for aid mission

(1)Japan sends 4th contingent to Iraq for aid mission

SENDAI, Japan - A member of the fourth contingent of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force troops waves at his family members as he departs from Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture on Nov. 13 for aid mission in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah.

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