The Cabinet said Friday it will revise the basic plan for deployment of the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq following the recent withdrawal of troops from the country.
The government removed from the plan provisions for activities by the Ground Self-Defense Force and added two more areas in Iraq to which the Air Self-Defense Force will conduct airlifts from Kuwait with C-130 transports, according to government officials.
Japan's Iraq deployment began in early 2004 under a special law to support the reconstruction of the country.