Iraqi minister asks Japan to extend SDF mission in Samawah

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Municipalities and Public Works Minister Nisreen Berwari (R) shakes hand with Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24 prior to their talks. She asked Japan to extend the Self-Defense Forces' humanitarian and reconstruction mission in Samawah, southern Iraq, beyond the current deadline of mid-December.

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