Upper house OKs bill to withdraw ASDF from Iraq

Upper house OKs bill to withdraw ASDF from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The opposition-controlled House of Councillors approved a bill Nov. 28 to withdraw Japanese Air Self-Defense Force from Iraq by terminating the special law on reconstruction aid for the war-torn nation.

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