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Texpat · 28-11-2008, 05:05 PM

CNN
Nov 28, 2008

TOKYO, Japan -- Japan will pull its Air Self-Defense Force out of Iraq, part of an effort to withdraw its 210 military personnel from the country by the end of 2008, the prime minister said Friday.

"The government of Japan will complete the mission by the end of the year, based on the judgment that the objectives of the ASDF mission have now been fulfilled," the prime minister said in a statement.

Aso said there has been steady development in the democratic process and security has improved.

The ASDF, Japan's aviation wing of its military, has conducted 810 flights, transporting 46,000 passengers and 670 tons of cargo in missions between Baghdad and southern Iraq, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Tip 'o the hat to the Japs.

28-11-2008, 05:05 PM	#848 (permalink)
Texpat ฝรั่งพูดมาก Last Online: 27-10-2009 11:55 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nong Khai Posts: 12,491	CNN Nov 28, 2008 TOKYO, Japan -- Japan will pull its Air Self-Defense Force out of Iraq, part of an effort to withdraw its 210 military personnel from the country by the end of 2008, the prime minister said Friday. "The government of Japan will complete the mission by the end of the year, based on the judgment that the objectives of the ASDF mission have now been fulfilled," the prime minister said in a statement. Aso said there has been *steady development in the democratic process and security has improved. The ASDF, Japan's aviation wing of its military, has conducted 810 flights, transporting 46,000 passengers and 670 tons of cargo in missions between Baghdad and southern Iraq, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ** Tip 'o the hat to the Japs.