Japan is considering pulling its troops out of Iraq in the first half of next year and expanding Iraq-related air missions from Kuwait, according to a Yomiuri newspaper report.
A 200-member Air Self-Defence Force transport unit has been flying C-130 planes between Kuwait and southern Iraq to support US missions there.
The Tokyo Government is considering whether to expand the force's mission to include flights between Kuwait and Qatar.
Tokyo considers pulling troops out of Iraq
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