Japan to withdraw air defense troops from Iraq

Japan to withdraw air defense troops from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada announces at his ministry on Nov. 28 that the Air Self-Defense Force will end its airlift mission in Iraq and withdraw its personnel by the end of the year.

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