Japanese ground troops complete pullout from Iraq

Japanese ground troops complete pullout from Iraq

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japanese Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga, currently on a visit to Kuwait, greets Toshihiro Yamanaka, chief of the 10th Ground Self-Defense Force contingent, on his arrival in Kuwait from Iraq to complete Japanese ground troops' withdrawal from Iraq.

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