Ceremony held to hand over security duties to Britain

Ceremony held to hand over security duties to Britain

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A ceremony is held at Camp Smitty outside Samawah in the southern Iraqi province of Muthana on March 7 for Dutch troops to hand over to British forces their security duties in the province, where Japanese ground troops are stationed for reconstruction work.

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