Japan to Extend Iraq Mission Into 2006 (AP)
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Iraq's Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari stands before his national flag at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Monday December 5, 2005. The Iraqi prime minister flew in to Tokyo earlier in the morning on his first visit to Japan. (AP Photo/Yuriko Nakao, Pool)
AP - Japan plans to extend its humanitarian military mission to Iraq into 2006 but could pull its ground forces in the middle of the year if the British and Australian troops guarding them leave, the Kyodo News Agency reported Tuesday. |
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