By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Japan announced Friday it would end its airlift operations in Iraq by the end of the year, citing security improvements and moves toward democracy in Iraq.
Prime Minister Taro Aso said the mission had achieved its goal.
"Iraq has demonstrated a steady effort to install a democratic government and the country's security has improved while the Iraqi people are now making their own effort to rebuild their country" Aso said in a statement.
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