AOMORI, Japan — The 9th Division of the Ground Self-Defense Force held a ceremony Wednesday to mark the formation of a unit that will be deployed to Iraq next month to participate in reconstruction work to be led by a multinational force. The unit, which contains about 490 GSDF troops drawn from garrisons in Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures, is the GSDF's third contingent to be deployed to Iraq. It held the ceremony at the Aomori garrison in the city of Aomori where the 9th Division is based. (Kyodo News)
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