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  Japan troops withdraw from Iraq
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Last Editedkal  Jul 18, 2006 04:47pm
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News DateTuesday, July 18, 2006 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe final batch of Japanese soldiers has left Iraq, ending the country's first foray into an active foreign war zone since World War II
About 220 soldiers arrived in Kuwait on military transport planes.

A total of 600 non-combat troops had been working on reconstruction projects in southern Iraq since February 2004, protected by UK and Australian forces.

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