Japan will help Iraq buy about 600 police cars as part of its reconstruction efforts, government officials said Wednesday.
The vehicles, aimed at enhancing security in Iraq, will mainly be deployed in the southern city of Samawah, where Japanese ground troops will be dispatched, the officials said. The government will disburse about $28 million, or 3 billion yen, to help with the purchase, they said.
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