The war in Iraq is not over even if the major battles have ended, the government said Tuesday in a written response to an opposition lawmaker.
The response appears to conflict with its plans to send Self-Defense Forces to noncombat zones in Iraq.
"Even if major battles have ended, (the government) thinks (it) cannot say the war in Iraq is completely finished," said the written response, which was agreed upon at a morning Cabinet meeting.
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