NewsBeat SocialTag: troops
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400 U.S. Personnel Begin Training Syrian Rebels in Turkey
05/08/15 5:10 PM PST
In a press conference, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced about 400 U.S. personnel have begun training 90 "moderate" Syrian rebels in Turkey to fight ISIS
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U.S. Bans Troops in the Philippines from Nightclubs, Bars
04/23/15 11:35 AM PST
American soldiers in the Philippines for the annual Balikatan exercises are not allowed to enter nightclubs and bars after 10 p.m.
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1,821 Engraved Names of WWI Soldiers Found in French Underground Passages
04/13/15 3:18 PM PST
Western allied troops carved their names into the underground tunnels below Naours, France during WWI
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U.S., UK Send Troops to Support Ukraine
03/25/15 11:43 AM PST
Both the United States and the UK are sending/have sent troops to help train Ukrainian forces
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Obama Halts Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal During Ghani Visit
03/25/15 7:32 AM PST
During Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to the White House, Obama announced 9,800 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan until the end of the year
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Philippines Questions U.S. Involvement in Botched Counterterrorism Operation
03/17/15 2:58 PM PST
As congressional inquiries on the Mamasapano incident continue, lawmakers still can't get straight answers regarding the extent of U.S. participation in the operation
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Ukraine Votes to Increase Number of Troops
03/06/15 4:09 PM PST
In a move aimed at combating pro-Russian separatists in the East, Ukraine's parliament voted to increase the number of its armed forces
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Iraq-Backed Troops Make Steady Progress in Tikrit Offensive
03/04/15 4:26 PM PST
On the third day of this week's major offensive to reclaim Tikrit from ISIS, Iraqi forces have reportedly made major strides to encircle the terror group
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Iraqi Forces Begin Operation to Retake Tikrit from ISIS
03/02/15 2:47 PM PST
More than 30,000 Iraqi troops and militiamen begin an assault on Tikrit, which has been under Islamic State control since June
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Turkey Empties Ottoman Tomb, Fearing ISIS Attacks
02/25/15 4:44 PM PST
Hundreds of Turkish soldiers in armored vehicles entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding the historic tomb of Suleyman Shah
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Ukraine Troops Retreat from Debaltseve
02/18/15 3:30 PM PST
Ukraine cedes control of the strategic town to pro-Russian separatists, as the international outcry over the rebels' violating a cease-fire grows louder
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UN Withdraws 20,000 Troops in DR Congo
02/13/15 4:13 PM PST
Until the Democratic Republic of Congo agrees to dismiss two of its corrupt generals, the UN will no longer assist the government in its attack on rebel forces in the east