Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force troops will start leaving South Sudan on Monday as part of the process to end their five-year participation in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission there. File photo: AP Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force troops will start leaving South Sudan on Monday as part of the process to end their five-year participation in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission there. File photo: AP
Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force troops will start leaving South Sudan on Monday as part of the process to end their five-year participation in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission there. File photo: AP
Shinzo Abe
Asia /  East Asia

Japanese troops leave UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan as China remains committed

SDF leave South Sudan without having carried out its new mandate to rescue UN staff and others under attack when there is an urgent request

Topic |   Shinzo Abe
Kyodo
Kyodo

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force troops will start leaving South Sudan on Monday as part of the process to end their five-year participation in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission there. File photo: AP Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force troops will start leaving South Sudan on Monday as part of the process to end their five-year participation in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission there. File photo: AP
Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force troops will start leaving South Sudan on Monday as part of the process to end their five-year participation in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission there. File photo: AP
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