Japanese troops prepare for pullout from Iraq

Japanese troops prepare for pullout from Iraq

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Members of a Japanese Ground Self-defense Force unit sort out cartons of goods to be flown to Japan at a warehouse near Kuwait on June 2. The goods have been sent to Kuwait by GSDF troops now preparing to withdraw from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah.

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