By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Japan's defense minister has announced the withdrawal of air defense troops from Iraq, Kyodo News agency reported Thursday.
The report gave no immediate timetable for the withdrawal, but a Kyodo dispatch before the announcement said it could happen before the end of the year.
Japan's air force has airlifted materials and armed troops between Kuwait and locations in Iraq, including Baghdad, to help US-led coalition forces since 2006.
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