Sunday, June 29, 2003
Japan Troops To Arrive In..October?
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,000 SDF troops to be sent to Iraq in Oct, paper reports
Monday, June 30, 2003 at 10:50 JST
TOKYO — Japan is planning to send more than 1,000 Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to help rebuild Iraq, possibly starting with a dispatch of ground troops in early October, the Tokyo Shimbun reported Monday.
Around 500 Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops will likely be deployed from Hokkaido and will supply fuel and water to U.S. forces and citizens in Baghdad, the daily said, citing a Defense Agency outline on reconstruction efforts in Iraq. (Kyodo News)
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,000 SDF troops to be sent to Iraq in Oct, paper reports
Monday, June 30, 2003 at 10:50 JST
TOKYO — Japan is planning to send more than 1,000 Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to help rebuild Iraq, possibly starting with a dispatch of ground troops in early October, the Tokyo Shimbun reported Monday.
Around 500 Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops will likely be deployed from Hokkaido and will supply fuel and water to U.S. forces and citizens in Baghdad, the daily said, citing a Defense Agency outline on reconstruction efforts in Iraq. (Kyodo News)
