Japanese ground troops complete pullout from Iraq

Japanese ground troops complete pullout from Iraq

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops on July 17 completed their withdrawal from Iraq, with the last group of about 220 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel arriving in Kuwait on the Air Self-Defense Force's C-130 transport planes from Iraq.

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