Troops

Troops stage coup in Mauritania
guardian.co.uk - UK
Troops in Mauritania staged a coup today, detaining the president of the impoverished west African nation, according to officials and reports. ...
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NATO troops prevent car bombing attempts in central Afghanistan
Xinhua - China
Afghanistan has witnessed the surge of Taliban attacks on international and Afghan troops during past weeks when the anti-government militants continue to ...
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Supporting our troops — Swift passage a must for veterans’ bill
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Bluefield,WV,USA
We, like so many Americans, stand strongly behind any and all legislation that will benefit our veterans and troops, and their families. ...
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Italy touts arrests after sending troops in cities
The Associated Press -
Troops guarding embassies and other sensitive targets were armed with machine guns and wear battle fatigues, while those on patrol carried only pistols and ...
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Troops step back at second Thai-Cambodia border temple:officials
AFP -
Officials from Cambodia said Thai soldiers had prevented their troops from entering the temple compound for religious worship, while Thailand's military ...
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4th is injured; week is bloodiest for Indiana troops in 3 years
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Will Higgins Three Indiana National Guard soldiers were killed and a fourth was seriously injured in Iraq in the past week, making this the bloodiest ...
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Cambodian, Thai troops pull back from 2nd temple
International Herald Tribune - France
AP PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Tension at a second border temple that is claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia has eased after troops of the two countries pulled ...
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British troops set sights on role in Iraq
Financial Times - London,England,UK
Some officials are keen to counteract media reports that by the middle of next year substantially all British troops will be out of Iraq.
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Silvio Berlusconi calls in the troops to reassure his countrymen
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Not everyone is a fan of the troops. Gianni Alemanno, Rome's Right-wing mayor, agrees with the measure, but has barred soldiers from some of the capital's ...
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Wars of Choice: the outcome is seldom what government imagined
Daily Citizen - Dalton,GA,USA
I have always supported the troops, realizing that if not for the troops, I would be the troops---and that would not be good for anyone. ...
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Italy sends in troops, but why?
By Stephen Brown
Being style-conscious Italians, of course, the troops carried off their street duties with the requisite swagger and Rome’s right-wing mayor, Gianni Alemanno, who has worried about them scaring off the tourists, appeared taken with the ...
Global News Blog - http://blogs.reuters.com/global

Rotation of Czech troops in Afghanistan begins
By BBC Monitoring European
Text of report in English by Czech national public-service news agency CTKLogar, Afghanistan, 6 August: The rotation of Czech troops operating as part of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the Afghan Logar province within ...
Beeb monitoring- Factiva Alerts - http://www.factiva.com/

Tropic Thunder actors give free screening to troops
By justin
The movie actors of “Tropic Thunder,” flew into Camp Pendleton via helicopter and gave all the troops a free screening of the new movie. The troops loved the movie and felt good that the actors wanted their opinion on the film before ...
Burtsell Family Blog - http://burtsellfamily.wordpress.com/

Troops stage coup in Mauritania
By expressyoureself
Unusual troop movements. Earlier on Wednesday, President Abdallahi replaced several senior army officers, including the head of the presidential guard, Gen Ould Abdelaziz. Shortly afterwards, Gen Abdelaziz led soldiers in a coup against ...
News & Current Affairs - http://expressyoureself.wordpress.com

President visits Korea, thanks troops
YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea— President George W. Bush spoke to a full-capacity crowd of servicemembers, families and civilian employees here at US Army Garrison Yongsan, Collier Field House, Aug. 6.
Features - http://www.army.mil/