These include ground forces, naval and air forces, as well as intelligence and special forces.
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"It's more about high-end forces, heavier forces and more ready forces, meaning we need forces that are fully equipped, fully manned and fully trained," Stoltenberg said.
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On Saturday, Russian forces hit the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) while U.S. special forces were nearby.
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In Syria, dozens of U.S. special operations forces are helping enable forces on the ground with the Syrian Democratic Forces.
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Forces loyal to Machar clashed with forces loyal to Kiir.
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It is the Syrian Democratic Forces, not Syrian Defense Forces.
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"We will decommission our forces, the entire forces," Murad said.
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U.S. forces have also clashed with Russian forces in Syria.
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American forces would maintain control of air space in eastern Syria, and other international forces could continue support for the Syrian Democratic Forces, which have been working with American forces to combat the Islamic State.
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"It is logical that independent forces should be represented there, as well as opposition forces and forces loyal to the government," Assad said.
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" He adds, "as we do that we create forces or we name forces and give voice to forces that we otherwise don't understand.
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Its forces were beaten back by the US-led coalition, Iraqi government forces, and the allied forces of the Syrian government and Russia.
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Their forces remain overwhelmingly outnumbered by the Afghan security forces, and some Afghan units — notably the Special Forces — have demonstrated improved battlefield performance.
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Macro deflationary forces are more powerful than central bank monetary forces.
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If it's local forces being able to contain them, which forces?
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""These forces are approximately 3 km (1.9 miles) from Peshmerga forces.
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Syrian rebels opposed to Ankara's incursion said Turkish forces had targeted forces allied to the YPG and no Kurdish forces were in the area.
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"There is a lack of forces to fight against the Taliban, and also the foreign forces are not helping our Afghan forces any more."
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During that attack pro-regime forces using tanks and artillery fired on a Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters where US Special Operations Forces were present.
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S. Forces Korea, said in a statement from U.S. Forces Korea. Gen.
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The Iraqi forces include army, special forces, Kurdish peshmerga and Shi'ite militias.
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It creates a sense that our police forces have become military forces.
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These volunteer forces became part of the government's official forces in 2018.
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U.S. forces have trained various local Syrian partner forces in the region.
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In the past, special operations forces were used to supplement conventional forces.
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In February, U.S. forces struck what the Pentagon described as pro-Syrian regime forces after an "unprovoked" attack on the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
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"We estimate more than 100 Syrian pro-regime forces were killed while engaging (Syrian Democratic Forces) and Coalition forces," a US military official told CNN.
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Further, all the Iraqi forces (save the Hashd) are being supported by U.S. airpower, the Syrian forces by Russian airpower, and the YPG forces by both.
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The attack targeted a gathering of the special forces unit of Haftar's forces, known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), forces spokesman Fadel al-Hassi said.
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Additionally, there were several confrontations in May and June between U.S. and pro-regime forces at al Tanf, where U.S. forces are training local partnered forces.
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Between the early 1990s and 2010s, Houthi forces sporadically clashed with government forces.
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"Our forces are moving toward Tripoli from different positions," the forces' spokesman added.
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During the mission, U.S. forces engaged and killed a number of hostile forces.
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He insists that the forces of connection will overwhelm the forces of division.
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This scenario pits the forces of fact against the dark forces of misinformation.
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Wittman is chairman of the House Armed Forces Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee.
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After security forces requested air support, an American airstrike mistakenly targeted Afghan forces.
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And Turkish forces began retaliating Thursday against Syrian forces in northeastern Idlib Province.
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Logan Melgar, a Special Forces soldier assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group.
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"Not the Kurds, the Quds Forces, the Iranian revolutionary Quds Forces," Hewitt said.
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Coalition forces called in airstrikes to halt an attack from pro-Assad forces.
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Afghan Special Forces with U.S. military support are actively going after Taliban forces.
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U.S. special forces were working "side by side with our forces", he said.
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Davidson currently heads the Navy Fleet Forces, while O'Shaughnessy leads Pacific Air Forces.
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"The U.S. forces will more proactively support Afghan conventional forces," the official said.
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Peshmerga forces recaptured the city from ISIS in 2014 after Iraqi forces fled.
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According to Souleiman, the patch is from the women's forces of the Kurdish People's Protection Unit, or the YPJ, one of the partner forces under the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which fought alongside US forces against ISIS in Syria.
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There is the moderate Syrian opposition, the vetted Syrian forces and the Free Syrian Army forces, and there is some initial outreach to forces in Raqqa proper.
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"We are continuing to conduct operations throughout Syria targeting ISIS forces and providing air support for coalition forces and our partner forces on the ground," Dillon said.
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According to Kurdish forces, civilians were hit in shelling by Turkish and Turkish-backed Syrian forces, and five Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighers were killed, CNN reported.
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On Wednesday, U.S. forces struck pro-Assad forces after they started what the U.S. military described as an "unprovoked" attack on the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
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He also has served as commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North.
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For today, however, the forces of order won out over the forces of chaos.
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The attacking forces include Iraqi army troops and special forces and federal police units.
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That incident happened at al Tanf, where U.S. forces are training local partnered forces.
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It includes soldiers, security forces, Kurdish peshmerga fighters and mainly Shi'ite Popular Mobilisation forces.
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Another 2,000 American forces are allocated to work with Afghan forces in counterterrorism missions.
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And now, Fidelity finds itself contending not just with market forces but social forces.
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And the French have naval forces and air forces that operate in the region.
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U.S. forces killed "scores" of Russians and pro-Syrian government forces in a Feb.
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Last week, Iraqi forces announced that Eastern Mosul is now liberated from ISIS forces.
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Iraqi security forces are heavily dependent on American special forces and American air strikes.
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Eyewitnesses say security forces shot at protesters Multiple eyewitnesses told CNN that security forces -- the police and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces -- shot at protesters with live fire.
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Army units "in cooperation with the allied and backing forces" inflicted heavy losses on ISIS forces in operations supported by Syrian and Russian air forces, the report said.
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"Our forces are advancing...(Islamic State )are facing large difficulties and so they are starting counter-attacks," said the official whose forces have U.S. special forces with them.
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In Somalia, U.S. forces working alongside Somali National Security Forces and Kenyan Defense Forces came under attack from mortar and small arms fire at about 2:45 p.m.
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"International coalition forces are bombing popular forces fighting 'Daesh' and the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) east of the Euphrates river and there are reports of casualties," the statements said.
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A scenario mapped out in the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet saw Turkish special forces deploying alongside U.S. special forces, FSA groups, Arab components of the SDF, and Iraqi Kurdish forces.
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North Korea's conventional forces are outmatched by the American and South Korean forces arrayed against them, which include massive forces that would flow into the theater during a conflict.
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"Iran and their KH proxy forces must cease their attacks on U.S. and coalition forces, and respect Iraq's sovereignty, to prevent additional defensive actions by U.S. forces," Hoffman added.
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Despite the continued presence of French forces in the region since August of 2014, the insurgent forces are still in Mali, and Mali's forces have struggled to defeat them.
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Afghan and American forces were responsible for 24 percent — 14 percent by Afghan national security forces, 6 percent by American forces and 4 percent by government-backed armed groups.
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You now preside not only over our armed forces, but also over powerful unarmed forces.
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Months later, US forces, including clandestine Special Forces operatives, along with Afghan troops swept in.
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The forces will back up U.S. troops in coordination with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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The only forces in the region with armored forces are Russian or Syrian regime units.
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Estonian forces seized the government buildings in Toompea and ordered the German forces to leave.
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Bruce Clingan is former Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa.
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US Special Forces are working with Turkish Special Forces to help train the Syrian volunteers.
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All forces of nature are interlaced and interwoven, after all, and those forces include us.
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Bush: "The forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together" pic.twitter.
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As Baghdad commits more forces to Mosul, security forces struggle to control previously-liberated areas.
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Some 9,000 of those forces are involved with training, advising and assisting Afghan security forces.
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In spite of military mishaps, American forces overwhelmed Grenadian and Cuban forces on the island.
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Some 9,000 of those forces are involved with training, advising and assisting Afghan security forces.
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On the battlefield, the essential battle is between the controlled forces and the uncontrolled forces.
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Associated forces include militia and tribal forces, popular mobilization units and the Kurdish Peshmerga force.
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"I feel very comfortable with mixing Special Operations forces with conventional forces," General Votel said.
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We have had clandestine meetings with members of the armed forces and the security forces.
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"Fighting remains in some locations and a combined forces of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces) and police forces are still waging an attack against the extremist terrorists," the committee said.
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The pro-regime forces are assembling near where similar forces allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad initiated an unprovoked attack on US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, US Army Col.
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"Iran and their K.H. proxy forces must cease their attacks on U.S. and coalition forces, and respect Iraq's sovereignty, to prevent additional defensive actions by U.S. forces," Mr. Hoffman said.
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A joint operation by Kurdish counter-terrorism forces and US special forces killed a senior Islamic State fighter in northern Iraq on Monday, Kurdish security forces said in a statement.
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They said that Saudi forces have killed twice as many civilians as other forces in Yemen.
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U.S. and aligned forces retreated, but the pro-government forces continued to fire, the official said.
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Emirati forces are leading irregular and loyalist forces on the ground while Saudi pilots conduct airstrikes.
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The forces of freedom, openness and global community against the forces of authoritarianism, isolationism and nationalism.
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But it also pitted two uncompromising forces -- the Islamists and the security forces -- against each other.
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We need another 30,000 forces from other countries to help alleviate the strain on our forces.
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We pray to forces out there, forces that we cannot see but that sustain our hopes.
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Israel is working to ensure the exit of the Iranian forces that fight alongside government forces.
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Police forces as well as the armed forces tend to field less interest in boom times.
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"Coalition forces work by, with and through our partner forces on the ground," US Army Capt.
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The forces of freedom, openness and global community, against the forces of authoritarianism, isolationism, and nationalism.
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U.S. special forces were accompanying the SDF forces that came under attack, officials in Washington said.
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It forces them to think deeper, longer, wider, harder — it forces us to expand our thinking.
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Witnesses said at the time the security forces were led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Eventually, he was promoted to major general, before commanding Marine Forces Reserves and Marine Forces North.
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Iraqi forces on Monday seized the Kirkuk province from Kurdish forces who deployed there in 2014.
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Kurdish forces and civilians were heavily relied upon by US forces in its campaign against ISIS.
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Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, said in the release.
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In "Scandal," at 9, a leak forces candidates to join forces to keep their secrets safe.
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Iraqi government forces and the Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces launched a surprise offensive on Oct.
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Western forces would have to stay and fight the lingering ISIS, Hezbollah, and Assad loyalist forces.
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Nothing was ceded to us, not by illegitimate forces and certainly not by legitimate forces, either.
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On Monday evening, some protesters identified the forces clashing with protesters as the Rapid Support Forces.
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Turkey views the Kurdish forces, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as a terrorist group.
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The Special Forces tab is awarded upon graduation of the Army's grueling Special Forces Qualification Course.
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U.S. forces have been helping local forces fight the al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab for years.
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US forces have been in the region of the oil fields but the calculation now centers on whether more forces are needed to deter the Syrian regime and potentially Russian forces.
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Last year, for the first time, more commandos died than conventional forces, and that trend continued in 2017 — even though special forces make up only 393% of the US armed forces.
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Conrad, and the U.S. special operations forces were fighting alongside about 800 troops from the Somali National Security Forces and Kenyan Defense Forces when they were attacked about 2:45 p.m.
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U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and Afghan forces conducted strikes on 11 Taliban drug production facilities in the western provinces of Farah and Nimroz this week, U.S. Forces said on Saturday.
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The emerging threats and tactical air and land forces subcommittees passed their bills Wednesday, while the readiness, strategic forces, military personnel, and seapower and projection forces subcommittees passed their versions Thursday.
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Turkish security forces killed 17 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants near the border, the Turkish armed forces said on Thursday, after eight members of Turkey's security forces were killed in clashes.
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Ground forces: The government denied the existence of Russian forces in Ukraine long after the Russian invasion of Crimea and strong evidence that Russian forces were, in fact, on the ground.
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The White House on Sunday said US forces in northeast Syria would move aside and not prevent an expected Turkish assault against Kurdish forces, which had been fighting ISIS alongside US forces.
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Insider attacks, one carried out by a member of the Afghan security forces, have been a particularly frustrating and demoralizing challenge for the US and NATO forces helping to train Afghan forces.
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The big picture: Similar movements were seen in early February, before pro-regime forces crossed the river and began attacking Syrian Democratic Forces, resulting in rare U.S. strikes on pro-regime forces.
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There is growing international concern that Fallujah's civilians, who are Sunni, will face persecution by Iraqi forces or by Iran-backed military forces, known as the popular mobilization forces, which are Shia.
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The United States has provided intelligence, special operations forces, weapons, airstrikes and artillery to Iraqi forces battling Islamic State militants in the area, and have similarly backed Kurdish forces in that fight.
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Muhandis, a former Iraqi lawmaker, oversaw Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella grouping of paramilitary forces mostly consisting of Iran-backed Shi'ite militias that was formally integrated into Iraq's armed forces.
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" He praised security forces for the swift response, saying the forces deserve "our highest praise and respect.
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"The question is whether the bipartisan forces for reform are faster than the partisan forces of disenfranchisement."
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More recently, Israeli forces have carried out a number of airstrikes on Iranian forces in neighboring Syria.
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Second, using US Special Forces as trainers and advisers, they operated "by, with and through" local forces.
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Government forces have since managed to retake control of Homs and push out what opposition forces remained.
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The alliance has started to rotate tripwire forces through them and has cobbled together rapid-reaction forces.
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It's the social forces he represents, forces that constrain the more moderate leadership from chasing new voters.
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"Either you are symbol of regressive forces or you decide to lead the progressive forces," he said.
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"Seven security forces were killed, and seven security forces and four civilians were wounded," General Shirzad said.
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Some forces already in Iraq could be reassigned to northern Iraq, or additional forces could be sent.
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Communist forces defeated the KMT in the civil war, and the KMT forces fled to the island.
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Turkish security forces simply said Turkish-backed forces had extended their control to five villages beyond Jarablus.
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In northern Iraq, where they work with Kurdish forces, two American Special Forces soldiers have been killed.
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"We were close to have direct conflict between the Russian forces and the American forces," Assad said.
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In some territories that don't have a standing army, police forces function as de facto military forces.
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The Army Special Forces team, assisting the Nigerien forces, initially left Camp Ouallam in Niger on Oct.
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Investigators have cited many factors, including breakdowns in communication between Afghan forces and American Special Operations forces.
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On the Syria front, things got complicated this week when Turkish forces fired on the Kurdish forces.
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Light ground forces, along with supporting Syrian forces have advanced south in a limited capacity, he said.
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The United States has supported both forces with military trainers, advisers, Special Operations forces, airstrikes and artillery.
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Several Afghan security forces were also killed or injured, according to a statement from U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
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This ensures US Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa are ready for any potential contingencies.
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He said U.S. special forces had been conducting operations with Afghan forces around Ghazni city since Monday.
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The U.S.-led force will work with the Syrian Democratic Forces, which is aligned with Kurdish forces.
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It says its armed forces have carried out legitimate operations against Rohingya militants who attacked security forces.
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Prior to the change, U.S. forces were allowed to carry out strikes in defense of partnered forces.
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"We have had clandestine meetings with members of the armed forces and the security forces," he wrote.
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Taliban forces recently recaptured districts in the opium-rich Helmand province after a withdrawal by Afghan forces.
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Are there any circumstances in which you could see deploying significant numbers of ground forces in Syria, not just specials forces but significant ground forces to combat ISIS in a direct combat role?
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"During an IDF (Israel Defence Forces) operation in the Jenin refugee camp, Palestinian gunmen opened fire at the forces and assailants hurled explosive devices at the forces," the military said in a statement.
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That should involve more U.S. Special Forces on the ground embedded with Iraqi and other coalition forces and more U.S. forward air controllers calling in close air support strikes for those forces. 210.
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He also said that Kurdish forces are looking to work with Syrians and Russians to counter-attack against Turkish forces in the north, and that American forces could be caught in the crosshairs.
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The Humvee was taken earlier by Taliban forces from the Afghan forces in a separate attack, said Noori.
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Shelling by Syrian government forces killed eight Turkish military personnel on Monday, prompting Turkish forces to strike back.
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The US forces then moved to a nearby local headquarters where a larger group of forces were located.
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In each case, the forces that drew these talented men together were matched by forces pulling them apart.
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And when forces have opposed them, generations of Americans have risen up and pushed back against those forces.
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The premature withdrawal of U.S forces from Iraq would halt the critical effort to rebuild Iraq's security forces.
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"You have these forces – gravity and electricity, magnetic attractions and then you've got nuclear binding forces," says Oberbeck.
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"The forces that lead the liberation operation are the brave Iraqi army with the police forces," Abadi said.
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U.S. forces supported the Syrian Democratic Forces in their campaign against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria.
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The Syrian Democratic Forces complain about the Iraqi forces and the PMU who watch them fight through binoculars.
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"The southern forces are maybe 60,000 when you factor in tribal forces and other militias," Bin Fareed said.
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More training by NATO forces is unlikely to fix these long-term leeches on the Afghan forces' strength.
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Myanmar rejects that saying its forces have been waging a legitimate campaign against "terrorists" who attacked government forces.
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He received training from U.S. special operations forces, as well as elite Russian forces, according to multiple reports.
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He said Aleppo, where rebels are encircled by Syrian government forces, would never be occupied by Assad's forces.
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That means that Special Forces embed with local forces and work with them to achieve their common goals.
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And that means a large role for US Special Forces, whose specialty is working with those local forces.
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US forces remain in Iraq, supporting the government there and combating ISIS, as do forces backed by Iran.
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The security forces were mostly unarmed..There was no force involved on the part of the security forces.
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They do not engage in direct action with partner forces, though our forces can fire in self-defense.
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Trump's decision leaves Kurdish soldiers fighting with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) vulnerable to attack from Turkish forces.
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U.S. forces are in Syria to back the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against the Islamic State.
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American forces left this facility 15 years ago in the face of tensions caused by radical Islamic forces.
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Those options include increased air strikes, deploying U.S. special operations forces and training Libyan security forces, officials say.
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By contrast, the "shock forces" were found to have often acted jointly or in coordination with security forces.
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"The country needs the Rapid Support Forces more than the Rapid Support Forces need the country," he said.
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"I want to explore these forces — forces I've always believed in," he says in the show's opening moments.
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Esper also said officials need to sort out reports that Turkish forces attacked U.S. Special Forces in Syria.
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United States forces responded with attack helicopters and a drone strike, said US Forces Afghanistan spokesman Lt. Col.
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Mosul is already ringed to the north, south and east by Iraqi government forces and Kurdish peshmerga forces.
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After an hour's fighting Barranca's forces obtained complete control of the Tisma Road and the Government forces retreated.
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Many such militias are technically part of Iraq's security forces and are known as the Popular Mobilization Forces.
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The task force's jobs include explosive ordnance disposal, naval coastal warfare, expeditionary logistics support forces and riverine forces.
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The militias were incorporated into government forces under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces which Muhandis led.
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Pro-labeling forces want mandatory, front-of-the-box labels, while anti-labeling forces want a voluntary standard.
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US forces stationed with Syrian Democratic forces troops on the base responded with artillery fire and air strikes.
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Since October, a coalition of Iraqi-led forces including the Iraqi army, counter-terrorism forces, federal police, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Shiite-led paramilitary forces have pushed to end ISIS' brutal rule in Mosul.
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"The Afghan military is being made more capable, you'll notice that more of the forces are special forces, advised and assisted, accompanied by NATO mentors and these are the most effective forces," Mattis said.
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The U.S. special operations forces were fighting alongside about 800 troops from the Somali National Security Forces and Kenyan Defence Forces when they were attacked late on Friday by mortars and small arms fire.
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The demonstrated hostile intent and actions of pro-regime forces near coalition and partner forces in southern Syria, however, continue to concern us, and the coalition will take appropriate measures to protect our forces.
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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday it was launching the campaign with "increasing support from the international coalition forces through guaranteeing air cover for our forces' advances, or via the help provided by their special teams to our forces on the battle ground," as reported by the news service.
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"Since the 1990s, 'three forces' inside and outside China (ethnic separatist forces, religious extremist forces, violent terrorist forces) have planned and organized thousands of violent terrorist incidents in Xinjiang, China, resulting in the injuries and deaths of a large number of innocent people of all ethnic groups," the statement said.
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But he is generally hesitant to use American forces -- he continued the draw-down of forces across the Middle East, and his commitment of naval forces to the South China Sea region is pitifully low.
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The Associated Press reported there was a network of 18 prisons run by UAE or Yemeni forces, and that US forces participate in interrogations, although no instances were found where US forces participated in abuses.
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"Iran and their KH proxy forces must cease their attacks on U.S. and coalition forces, and respect Iraq's sovereignty, to prevent additional defensive actions by U.S. forces," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.
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Special forces who swept in from the east have already entered the city, while peshmerga forces are sealing off northeastern flanks and mainly Shi'ite Popular Mobilisation forces are trying to cut off the western side.
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He questioned whether NATO members would come to Turkey&aposs defense if it was attacked by Syrian forces, given Turkish forces invaded to go after Kurdish forces who helped squash ISIS&aposs so-called caliphate.
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"Iran and their KH proxy forces must cease their attacks on U.S. and coalition forces, and respect Iraq's sovereignty, to prevent additional defensive actions by U.S. forces," Pentagon official Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.
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G-Forces Even if we suspend our disbelief and accept the ship&aposs speed, another issue arises: g-forces.
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"(Israeli) forces identified a suspect running toward an IDF (Israel Defence Forces) post in Silwad," the military spokeswoman said.
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They confirmed that government forces have been clearing land mines the Houthis used to slow the forces&apos advance.
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Previously, US forces were solely allowed to target ISIS, al Qaeda and any other forces directly threatening US personnel.
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After their successful work training Kurdish Peshmerga forces in north, German forces would now also be stationed in Baghdad.
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Another 217 American forces are authorized to go into Iraq to help Iraqi forces and another 250 into Syria.
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The presence of US forces in the area had convinced the Syrian Democratic Forces to abide by that plan.
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He said Iran was against the presence of American forces in Iraq under any circumstance including training Iraqi forces.
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Iraqi forces — backed by Shiite militia forces and tough rhetoric from Iran — had been threatening an incursion ever since.
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For example, the special forces has its own Special Forces Command, while AFRICOM looks after African centric military operations.
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The reliance on special forces also has meant the elite troops are dying at rates higher than conventional forces.
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And it forces people -- forces family members to say, well, what he&aposs doing is directly affecting our lives.
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Clinton said they agreed with President Obama's plan of arming more Arab and Kurdish forces and providing special forces.
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He also praised Afghan forces, who he said had been "standing tall" since the departure of foreign combat forces.
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And months later, four Special Forces soldiers were killed while providing "advice and assistance" to local forces in Niger.
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At times, it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together.
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Recall that these rays were potentially propelled by forces from beyond our solar system, by forces no physicist understands.
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Iraqi forces abandoned Kirkuk in an ultimately successful bid to stop the ISIS advance — and Kurdish forces moved in.
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Part of the challenge is retaking Raqqa will be the role of Kurdish forces as well as Arab forces.
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There were also reports of clashes on the ground between Turkish forces, Turkish-backed rebels groups and Kurdish forces.
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Of the pro-government forces, international forces such as the United States accounted for 2 percent of the casualties.
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U.S. forces in Manbij in northern Syria have recently started acting as a buffer between Turkish and Kurdish forces.
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About 50 to 100 US Special Operations Forces have been advising local Somali forces battling al-Shabaab since 2013.
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He basically forces himself on her—he force kisses her, and then he forces himself on top of her.
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"I don't want to give carte blanche for the armed forces or public security forces to kill," he said.
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Turkish forces and their Syrian allies have divided their time between fighting ISIS and fighting US-backed Kurdish forces.
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In July, Afghan commandos with embedded US Special Forces attacked ISIS in Nangarhar province, killing 15% of their forces.
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"Our forces acted in self defense and repulsed the attacking forces and defeated them," he added in a statement.
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North Korea suggested elections be held for the entire peninsula, and all foreign forces (including UN forces) leave beforehand.
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These are the forces that are trying to define and limit our tastes—forces like Apple Music and Spotify.
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America leads the air campaign against IS and is sending more special forces; Russian forces prop up Mr Assad.
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Which way is better, a non-rotating reference frame with real forces or a rotating frame with fake forces?
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Demonstrators have for four months been clashing with security forces, often building barricades and lobbing rocks at security forces.
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The military order requires US forces to stand aside as Turkey is expected to launch strikes against Kurdish forces.
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Despite his death, the Taliban continued rebuilding as NATO forces attempted to relinquish control back to Afghan security forces.
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U.S. forces are still located at Al-Tanf in Syria, in close proximity to Iran and Iran-backed forces.
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That would allow for the addition of 28,715 active forces and 25,000 selected reserve forces above the requested levels.
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Four US troops were killed, in addition to four Nigerien partner forces, in a battle against overwhelming terrorist forces.
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Those forces are expected to be largely comprised of trainers to support Afghan forces, as well as air crews.
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Their forces are very powerful versus the rebels there, but not so powerful versus the Western forces and Israel.
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You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces the rest of us paid for.
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The report also documented alleged abuses by Iraqi government security forces and associated forces, including unlawful killings and abductions.
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Immediately after the Syrian forces opened fire, Turkish forces retaliated and continued to strike targets, the ministry statement said.
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Russia said its aerospace defence forces - part of the armed forces - would begin flying its citizens out on Saturday.
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Turkish forces last week moved into northern Syria, attacking the Kurdish forces that fought alongside the U.S. against ISIS.
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The Internal Security Forces (ISF) denied media reports that some of its forces had set the camp on fire.
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Islamic State forces also attacked S.D.F. forces in the nearby town of Shadadeh with suicide bombers, the S.D.F. said.
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Tom Gresback, spokesman for NATO-led forces, said in a statement that Afghan forces were leading the response efforts.
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But American-assisted Saudi forces have exhibited no more competence today than did American-assisted Iraqi forces back then.
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Pro-Syrian regime forces are also in Afrin to support Kurdish militias along with US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
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Turkish forces last week moved into northern Syria, attacking the Kurdish forces that fought alongside the U.S. against ISIS.
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And those forces who have come into contact and worked with U.S. forces, I think would attest to that.
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JOINING FORCES Car makers around the world are joining forces to slash development and manufacturing costs of new technology.
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To be clear, unlike French forces, U.S. forces in the region are there to train and not to fight.
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There are four forces that are canon in our universe: gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces.
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When US forces detain someone on the anti-ISIS battlefield, they sometimes hand them over to Iraqi security forces.
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Kurdish soldiers had also been working with American forces in Syria, but Turkey regards those forces as its enemy.
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The only mass-casualty incident against Afghan forces occurred in Badakhshan Province, where four pro-government forces were killed.
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State news agency SANA accused Turkish forces of shelling territory near the crossing where the "popular forces" entered Afrin.
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Manbij, which U.S.-backed forces captured from Islamic State in 2016, has emerged as a focal point of tensions after Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces whose presence has effectively deterred Turkey from attacking Kurdish forces.
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You have pro-Syrian Iraqi Shia groups, Hezbollah units, Iranian forces and a variety of Syrian regular and irregular military forces, not to mention special forces and intelligence units that have done much of the killing.
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It was the vision in which one will not compromise with the nationalist forces – forces which will weaken Merkel, his strongest ally, as she tries to balance Germany's contending forces rather than embrace his euro-optimism.
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U.S.-backed Syrian forces have defeated ISIS in the caliphate's de facto capital U.S.-backed Syrian forces have defeated ISIS in the caliphate's de facto capital U.S.-backed Syrian forces have prevailed over ISIS in Raqqa.
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Turkey Qamishli Turkish army AND syrian opposition Turkish airstrikes Ras al Ain Kobani M4 Akcakale Iraq Tel Abyad Tel Tamer Syrian Army forces Suluk Manbij M20123 Russian forces Ain Issa Syrian Army forces M4 KURDISH Control Area of detail Raqqa SYRIA Government Control SYRIA 10 MILES Turkey Qamishli Turkish army AND syrian opposition Turkish airstrikes Ras al Ain Kobani M4 Akcakale Iraq Tel Tamer Syrian Army forces Tel Abyad Suluk Manbij Ain Issa Syrian Army forces M4 Russian forces KURDISH Control Raqqa SYRIA SYRIA Government Control 10 MILES Turkish airstrikes Turkey Turkish army AND syrian opposition Qamishli Ras al Ain Kobani Iraq Tel Tamer Syrian Army forces M4 Manbij Ain Issa Syrian Army forces KURDISH Control Russian forces Raqqa Government Control SYRIA Area of detail SYRIA 20 MILES Sources: Times reporting; Control areas as of Oct.
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In other cities retaken from Islamic State, local police forces have moved in after the special forces have cleared territory.
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French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said in November that Koufa had been killed in a raid by French forces.
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Afghan security forces have struggled to contain the Taliban since NATO-led forces pulled out of combat operations in 2014.
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The chains aren't just coming in because of market forces, and this is what we always hear about, market forces.
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Emirati forces are leading ground forces mixed with their own troops, irregular militiamen and soldiers backing Yemen&aposs exiled government.
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Rebel forces controlled the Agheour area for at least 3½ years before it was retaken by Syrian government forces Tuesday.
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Moscow (CNN)As Turkish forces amass along the Syrian border and US forces draw back, one winner could be Russia.
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He did not say how many forces were currently in the region or how many additional forces would be sent.
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The Taliban offensive has been slowed by the Afghan security forces with help from American Special Operations forces and airstrikes.
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The U.S. military said it was braced for "possibly imminent threats to U.S. forces in Iraq" from Iran-backed forces.
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And Kurdish forces have claimed that ISIS prisoners under their watch have escaped as they worked to repel Turkish forces.
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French special forces are on the ground in Yemen with the UAE forces, French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Saturday.
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The forces changing our country today are tectonic — forces that help to explain what made this current presidency even possible.
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Federal forces have sought to regain control of the country&aposs borders from forces loyal to the Kurdish regional government.
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U.S. officers estimate that forces operating mainly from checkpoints suffer around double the level of casualties as forces on maneuver.
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US-backed forces -- like the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces -- and the Syrian army have clearly divided up the battlefield.
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Reportedly, Turkish forces in armored vehicles were able to enter northern Syria through a corridor opened by the Kurdish forces.
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"Aerial fires resulted in the deaths of the friendly Afghan forces who were gathered in a compound," US forces said.
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Every social revolution over the last 500 years has begun when the security forces and the polis have joined forces.
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The U.S. military said Syrian Democratic Forces reportedly came under attack from Assad's forces on Sunday afternoon in northern Syria.
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Since January, U.S. forces have partnered with Afghan forces to target ISIS's Afghanistan branch in its bases in Nangarhar province.
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Iraqi forces began a takeover of almost the entire disputed Kirkuk province Monday, with Kurdish forces retreating to nearby oilfields.
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The number includes U.S. military personnel, Pentagon civilians, U.S. contractors, allied forces, civilians, opposition forces, journalists, humanitarian workers and others.
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Government forces were preventing aid getting into Madaya, while opposition forces prevented access to the two nearby villages, said Colville.
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There have been no armed forces in Costa Rica since 1949, but police forces are usually used for defense purposes.
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Forces must advance from Qayara, where 5,000 army forces and a division from the counter-terrorism service (CTS) are stationed.
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Forces can push them higher — they approached $85033 last summer — and one of those forces is the president's steel tariff.
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The coalition said the pro-government forces advanced in a "deconfliction zone" and posed a threat to coalition-backed forces.
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"Good Morning, Space Forces!" the tweet reads, followed by the image and a link to the Russian Space Forces website.
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The personnel are part of the effort to support African forces fighting al-Shabaab as well as ISIS forces there.
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Martin Dempsey later testified that U.S. forces may have to accompany Iraqi forces for complex operations, such as retaking Mosul.
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There has also been increased proximity between regime forces and fighters from the US backed Syrian Democratic Forces further east.
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Ambazonia Defense Forces spokesman Tapang Ivo Tanku, in a statement posted on Facebook, alleged that government forces took the students.
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Clinton has said she would send additional American special forces to help Arab and Kurdish forces already on the ground.
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Pro-Brexit forces would like a tougher deal; anti-Brexit forces would prefer that the whole thing just went away.
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In response, the Taliban said Monday it would resume its attacks against Afghan forces, but refrain from attacking foreign forces.
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"That is one of the things that could begin driving a wedge between Afghan forces and U.S. forces," Olson said.
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After surrendering his program, Colonel Qaddafi was overthrown with assistance from American and NATO forces and assassinated by rebel forces.
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The tensions are exacerbated by the presence of Russian and Syrian forces on one side and Turkish forces on another.
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But the prospect of victory has opened the door to new tensions between American-led forces and Iranian-Syrian forces.
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The 280-mile line of contact between Russian-led forces and Ukrainian forces has stabilized but has not gone quiet.
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The Kurdish-led forces say they are engaged in a guerrilla campaign against Turkish forces but deny they target civilians.
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"Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP) missions are intended to maintain the readiness of U.S. forces," the Pacific Air Forces statement said.
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Russian forces entered the conflict at the end of last year, backing the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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In the past nine months, Afghan and American-led international forces have killed more civilians than all antigovernment forces combined.
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In 2016, for the first time, more members of US special operations forces were killed in action than conventional forces.
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WASHINGTON – Allied forces were closing in on Berlin, and village by village, forces were rolling across formerly German-held territories.
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The Kurdish-led forces say its fighters are engaged in a guerrilla campaign against Turkish forces but denies targeting civilians.
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But please let the rise and fall of the price of oil be dictated by market forces, not political forces.
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He's looking forward to the Armageddon: to the climactic battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil.
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"We have encouraged restraint and we have encouraged the minimization of any type of conflict between forces involving either the Kurdistan forces, the Peshmerga, or forces that might be part of the Iraqi government coalition," Tillerson said.
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The figures include spending for the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, when judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities.
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Other steps reportedly being contemplated include increasing use of US special forces in Syria and Iraq, directly arming Kurdish forces (a move that is likely to anger the Turks), and potentially including Turkish forces in the Raqqa operation.
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What that means is that things that are 25% happen sometimes and yes the forces propelling Brexit which are forces of nationalism, nativism and negativism are the same kinds of forces that are operating in the United States.
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Sadr himself opposed the presence of outside forces in Iraq -- be they al Qaeda's Sunni fighters or U.S. forces -- and hoped to establish Islamic rule within the country, clashing with the Iraqi Army, U.S. forces and fellow Shias.
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"Maintaining our forces at this specific level, based on our assessment of security conditions and the strength of Afghan forces, will allow us to continue to provide tailored support to help Afghan forces continue to improve," Obama said.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a warning Thursday that its forces would retaliate against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and their US military advisers if any of their forces accompanying Syrian regime troops come under attack.
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U.S. forces in Afghanistan are allowed to conduct air strikes under three circumstances, which include counter-terror operations, strikes to protect coalition forces, and air support that helps Afghan forces achieve "strategic effects" against Taliban or other insurgents.
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We are capable of defending against a limited missile attack for our forces in South Korea, our South Korean allies, our Japanese allies, our forces in Okinawa, our forces in Guam, and the American homeland and in Hawaii.
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U.S. forces in Iraq have been threatened in recent months by Iranian-backed political parties in Baghdad and also by Shi'ite militias, many affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces that are an official part of Iraq's security forces.
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Another catalyst for the mobilization of the joint forces was a Defense Intelligence Agency report that was released last week stating that ISIS forces would try to regroup in Syria while pressure from U.S.-Kurdish forces remained diminished.
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Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejects that charge, saying its forces have been waging a legitimate campaign against "terrorists" who attacked government forces.
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Rebel forces controlled the Agheour area for at least 3½ years before it was retaken by Syrian government forces Tuesday night.
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Amaq said the attackers clashed with security forces for several hours, later detonating their suicide vests to target Iraqi security forces.
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I think we're a business that was built on a lot of forces of will, a lot of forces of personality.
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Backed by the United States, the Syrian Democratic Forces are a coalition of Kurdish, Assyrian, Christian, Arab tribal and other forces.
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Yet to some extent, at least, UKIP is the victim of bigger forces—forces which give Theresa May much to celebrate.
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There are currently 8,000 US special forces deployed in more than 80 countries — up from roughly 2,900 special forces in 2001.
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On February 7th American-led forces killed scores of Russian mercenaries who were fighting alongside pro-regime forces in eastern Syria.
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The advance follows recent gains by Kurdish Peshmerga Forces in east Mosul and advances by Iraqi Security Forces in south Mosul.
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Shall we divide the open forces or shall we try to merge the open forces from the industrial point of view?
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Nicholson listed capability gaps within Afghan forces including in intelligence, air support and the evacuation of wounded forces from the battlefield.
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In that scenario, Axis forces defend their fixed position with superior firepower while Allied forces rely on their numbers to overwhelm.
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The first forces you to relive your trauma; the second exposes your blind spots; and the third pill forces a confrontation.
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The forces he blames for destroying the American middle class are some of the forces driving the tech industry's remarkable success.
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Special Forces could be used for more counterterrorism operations, as well as increase work with moderate opposition forces on the ground.
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They joined about 50 counterterrorism military Special Operations Forces advisers who have been advising local forces battling al-Shabaab since 2013.
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Paris also has special forces operating in both countries and has provided weapons to Syrian rebel groups, peshmerga and Iraqi forces.
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The battle happened as U.S. forces were accompanying Afghan forces on a mission in the Boz village of the Kunduz district.
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US Special Operation Forces provided assistance to the Filipino military forces that seized back control of the city this past week.
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Kurdish forces gained control of the mutli-ethnic city after Iraqi government forces abandoned it during the ISIS offensive in 2014.
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"The Army has these unique capabilities to redeploy their forces or insert their forces into an austere environment if needed," Sgt.
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Prince's plan for Afghanistan would entail replacing conventional U.S. forces with private contractors, while U.S. special forces would stay in Afghanistan.
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Israel Defense Forces say they also recently thwarted a multi-drone attack coordinated by Iranian forces and Hezbollah militants from Syria.
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The Special Forces from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and airmen from Kadena Air Force base train to win.
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Some casualties and abuses against civilians were also caused by the Iraqi security forces and associated forces, according to the report.
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U.S. forces intervened with 296 strikes to provide "strategic effects" for Afghan forces in April, up from 115 the month before.
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Rebels have said government forces, their war effort buoyed by five months of Russian air strikes, appear to be mobilizing forces.
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Turkish forces and their allied Syrian groups claimed to have captured at least two villages from SDF forces, The Guardian reports.
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" She added: "With that said, our forces do operate in unstable areas and are occasionally exposed to danger from enemy forces.
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Trump had lambasted Obama for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq that preceded an unraveling of the Iraqi armed forces.
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Coalition-backed Yemeni forces took control of al-Durayhmi in southern Hodiedah province, an armed forces faction said in a statement.
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With the impending withdrawal of American forces, however, the Kurdish forces in the northeast have turned toward the government in Damascus.
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American Special Operations forces are working with the Syrian Democratic Forces to combat remnants of the Islamic State in eastern Syria.
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Glover forces us to relive public traumas and barely gives us a second to breathe before he forces us to dance.
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The presence of American forces there gives the United States visibility on the movement and actions of those other military forces.
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The battle's overall casualty toll was 2,204 Japanese forces, and 307 American forces, according to Naval History and Heritage Command figures.
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Iraqi forces fought alongside troops from the international coalition — with the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces always part of the equation.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday that Turkis forces had begun their assault on Kurdish forces after Trump's announcement.
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Security forces made up of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army intervened and took control of the agency's buildings.
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He also has reinvigorated the Russian armed forces with marked progress in nuclear weapons, missiles, new tanks, and special operations forces.
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And opposition forces would have to stop using rockets, mortars, anti-tank guided missiles and other weapons to attack regime forces.
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Incidents involving the U.S.-backed forces and pro-Damascus forces last month caused tension between Washington and Syrian government ally Moscow.
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As you can see, each of these objects has three forces acting on it—two vertical forces and one horizontal force.
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Of the casualties caused by pro-government forces, 22019 percent were attributed to international forces, which would include the United States.
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Critics say the move undermined the fight against ISIS and undercut Kurdish forces who partnered with U.S. forces in the campaign.
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The attacks took place in areas where government forces were clashing with rebel forces, near the cities of Damascus and Hama.
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Some causalities and abuses against civilians were also caused by the Iraqi security forces and associated forces, according to the report.
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Turkish forces last week moved into northern Syria, striking Kurdish forces that fought alongside U.S. troops in the fight against ISIS.
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The U.S. move will leave Kurdish-led forces long allied to Washington vulnerable to attack by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).
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The roughly 4,000 new U.S. forces expected to go to Afghanistan will likely help in training and assist Afghan's security forces.
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Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejects that charge, saying its forces have been waging a legitimate campaign against Rohingya who attacked government forces.
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The forces will provide support for Iraqi forces at a "strategic airfield" near the town of Qayyarah, according to the Pentagon.
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So, if this deal moves forward, Russia's armed forces will have direct access to the first time to Saudi defense forces.
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U.S.-led coalition forces are looking into whether Russian contractors were involved in an attack against Syrian Democratic Forces on Wednesday.
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"The Hezbollah forces complement the Russian special forces and Russian bomber aircraft that are attacking Assad's opponents," Kramer, of Harvard, said.
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The American forces consist of special operations forces and a unit of US Marines, who were sent to Raqqa in May.
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Iraqi forces say the Islamic State group destroyed the 12th century building, while ISIS blames airstrikes by U.S.-led coalition forces.
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I would like to express all my support for our police forces and more generally the forces of law and order.
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The Syrian Democratic Forces are close allies of the United States military in Syria, but American forces are not in Afrin.
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On Wednesday, United States Special Forces troops and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the name used by the Kurdish and Arab forces working with the United States military in northeastern Syria, were dropped into territory held by the Islamic State near the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, as more Kurdish forces crossed the river to reinforce them.
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Iraqi forces are gaining ground in western Mosul Iraqi forces are gaining ground in western Mosul ISIS fighters are making their last stand in Mosul, trying to hold back Iraqi forces moving into the western half of the city.
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Several direct confrontations have already taken place, including the downing of a Russian jet by Turkish forces and U.S. attacks on Russian private forces as well as direct and intentional targeting by Iran and Israel of each other's forces.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a warning last month that its forces would retaliate against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and their US military advisers if any of their forces accompanying Syrian regime troops come under attack.
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Associates of Russian military contractors fighting alongside government forces in Syria have said there were large-scale casualties among the contractors when U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with pro-government forces in Syria's Deir al-Zor province on Feb.
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The Syrian Democratic Forces, a militia alliance including Arab and Kurdish fighters, said U.S. forces had participated with them in the air drop, and that the operation also aimed to block any advance by government forces from the west.
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The ministers discussed Syria days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces away from the conflict area, allowing Russia-backed Syrian forces to deploy deep inside territory held by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces south of the Turkish frontier.
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And, of course, our special forces are now on the ground in the north helping some of the opposition forces as well.
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We might deploy special forces or our air forces or intelligence officers to that place at that time to neutralize the threat.
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Reversing the anti-union trend may seem like a leftist pipe dream, but the forces stacked against labor aren't unyielding economic forces.
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Marquis De la Fayette in Rhode Island simply said "enemy" forces were coming to Rhode Island, putting the French forces in danger.
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Obama also approved U.S. forces new authorities that enable them to accompany Afghan forces, while allowing greater use of U.S. air power.
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"If they shoot a missile, self defense forces will try to shoot them down," he adds, referring to the Japanese armed forces.
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Special teams from the UAE Armed Forces are providing operational assistance to Yemeni forces to rid the city of remaining AQAP members.
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Clashes have been intensifying between forces loyal to the semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and forces from the semi-autonomous Galmudug region.
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US-backed SDF forces seeking to fill the power vacuum in the wake of America's departure invited Russian and Syrian regime forces.
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John F. Campbell, the head of NATO forces and of United States Forces Afghanistan, or USFOR-A, which includes Special Operations troops.
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Over the last several weeks, US forces began withdrawing from northern Syria, and Turkish military forces launched an incursion into that territory.
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The town was liberated by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces backed by the United States.
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Those U.S.-backed forces turned him over to American forces that identified him as an enemy combatant and detained him in Iraq.
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In recent days, regime forces have recaptured parts of the city, threatening to cut Turkey off from the opposition forces it backs.
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Iranian forces and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia have played a big role in the fighting on the ground, supporting Assad's forces.
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Ground forces US Special Operations Forces, Marines and Army Rangers are on the ground in Syria, US officials told CNN last month.
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But in contrast to Obama, there has been no surge of forces in Afghanistan; quite the contrary, Trump is drawing down forces.
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He directed the merger of the Rhodesian army with Mugabe&aposs guerrilla forces and the forces of rival nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo.
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They are sending the police forces as if they were military forces to control peaceful people who are not doing anything wrong.
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THE LEBANESE FORCES (LF) - 15 SEATS Led by Maronite Christian politician Samir Geagea, the Lebanese Forces is Hezbollah's most significant Christian opponent.
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The rebel official said Turkish forces were not involved in the confrontation, adding that government forces appeared to be testing the rebels.
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It will be used by US Forces Korea "to protect alliance military forces," the South and the United States said on Friday.
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Back in 1991, Saddam Hussein's forces set nearly 600 oil fields in Kuwait ablaze as it retreated from US and coalition forces.
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Outside the city, Kurdish peshmerga forces are holding territory to the northeast and mainly Shi'ite paramilitary forces are deployed to the west.
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"The forces have made more progress in neighborhood Number Two, with help from artillery and from naval forces," spokesman Rida Issa said.
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Pro-government forces and Kurdish-led forces have fought each other elsewhere in Syria and Damascus opposes the Kurds' demands for autonomy.
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"At the moment, the forces are preparing to enter Ghiza Bahriya district," Rida Essa, media official with the pro-government forces, said.
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Through our support of foreign security forces, the United States is in a position to empower women through participation in security forces.
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According to the BBC, those forces began attacking the city early Wednesday, when Iranian-backed forces ignored a midnight deadline to withdraw.
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CNN's Barbara Starr reports US forces operating with Niger forces came under hostile fire in southwest Niger, according to US Africa Command.
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Earlier this month, four Special Forces soldiers were killed in an ambush while providing "advice and assistance" to local forces in Niger.
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He added that it was the first known time that pro-Syrian government forces had fired at coalition forces in the area.
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At times, special operations forces may work with partner forces using fake names, especially if there is an insider threat, Galvin explained.
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The Spike-NLOS is already in production for Israeli forces, so American forces could see it whenever Congress ponies up the cash.
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The total strength of armed forces of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and United Nations forces in the Congo is about 225,000 soldiers.
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United States forces responded to the assault with attack helicopters and a drone strike, according to US Forces Afghanistan spokesman Lt. Col.
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The Iranian armed forces held a military parade in Tehran on Sunday, showing off their ground forces and their various weapon systems.
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The 217 additional forces will be a mixture of advisers, and troops providing protection for other forces, aviation support and fire support.
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The pro-government forces had been holed up in a prison which is now under the control of the Kurdish security forces.
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Delattre said that "highly specialized European contingents" - including special forces and intelligence experts - would be among the additional forces sent to Mali.
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U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said Thursday there have been no provocations from Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf in several months.
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Israel is concerned about possible pullout of U.S. forces from Syria, which will allow further entrenchment of Syrian forces in the country.
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This leaves the remaining coalition forces, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, the Afghan people and potentially Americans vulnerable to attack.
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Following that removal, Turkish forces invaded Syria to fight off Kurdish forces — who previously partnered with US troops to fend off ISIS.
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They are the special forces of military working dogs, attached to special operations forces, such as the Navy SEALS and Army Rangers.
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Elite American Special Operations Forces currently operate in about 12 African nations, including Somalia, Niger and Cameroon, where they advise local forces.
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On Monday, Iraqi forces said that they had reached the outskirts of Kirkuk, seizing oil fields and other sites from Kurdish forces.
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And the Americans generally will not carry out airstrikes on behalf of Afghan forces unless there are American forces embedded with them.
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It deployed forces into Istanbul and Ankara, and over 250 people were killed in clashes between the rebels and pro-government forces.
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"The Taliban and other insurgent groups were planning to attack Afghan forces, but their plan was discovered by our forces," he said.
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Kurdish forces handed over Sinjar without a fight to the Lalesh Brigades, a Yazidi militia backed by Baghdad's Shiite paramilitary forces (PMF).
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Last week, Iraqi security forces took control of several cities, including the oil-rich Kirkuk, from Kurdish forces in a lightning assault.
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Afghan and American forces clashed as the American convoy was leaving the compound, with United States forces shooting one Afghan guard dead.
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But he recognized that the economic and technological forces of globalization, as well as resurgent ethnic and religious forces, stood as threats.
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Some defense officials are worried that American forces could be targeted by Turkish-backed forces or other groups while they are withdrawing.
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Six members of border forces and three police officers were killed; eight members of border forces and seven police officers were wounded.
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The armed forces are unlikely to opt for a solution that forces them to pick sides or that leaves them politically exposed.
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Maan al-Saadi, an Iraqi special forces commander, said the deaths were caused by a coalition airstrike called in by his forces.
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It has been an area of conflict between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel forces backed by Turkey.
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National security adviser John Bolton also pledged in September that U.S. forces would stay in Syria until Iran withdraws all its forces.
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The prosecutor has previously sought to examine possible atrocities by the Taliban, Afghan government forces, and U.S. forces, mostly between 2003-2004.
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"People do not believe the promises of security forces, and the security forces always remain inside their bases, they don't get out."
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Iraqi forces simply abandoned their weapons and tanks and fled -- unprotected, since American forces had been withdrawn a couple of years earlier.
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The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) had said that an airstrike killed and wounded several of its forces near northern Baghdad's Taji camp.
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An "operations order" for participants outlined the logistics with military precision and language, referring to opposing forces, friendly forces and supporting units.
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He denied reports that the UAE had withdrawn its forces from the airport, saying there was only a routine rotation of forces.
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"Market forces are more than welcome, but we do not leave it to market forces to have the final say," she said.
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And the forces that try to reverse this trend — liberal globalization — are often the very forces that despise Islam and threaten Muslims.
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Instead of relying heavily on large numbers of US troops, both presidents used US Special Forces to train and advise local forces.
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The forces outside the general command of the Sudanese Armed Forces have so far stayed in their positions, the source told CNN.
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Lenny Belardo, are unpredictable because the forces driving him are complicated, and the show reveals the specifics of these forces very slowly.
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The base is run by the Iraqi military, but it houses United States and partner military forces who train Iraqi security forces.
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Indian security forces intensified a crackdown in response to the deadliest attack on security forces in three decades of insurgency in Kashmir.
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U.S. special operations forces were sent in to advise UAE forces on the ground on how to continue the campaign against AQAP.
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"It must also be enacted upon official security forces that use weapons without permission or mercy; these forces are still young and need rehabilitation," he said, referring to the mostly Iran-backed Shi'ite militias collectively known as Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF).
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Associates of Russian private military contractors fighting alongside government forces in Syria have said there were large-scale casualties among the contractors when U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with pro-government forces in Deir al-Zor province on Feb. 7.
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The operation under scrutiny was carried out by New Zealand special forces, alongside U.S and Afghan armed forces, in Baghlan province when around 150,000 foreign troops were stationed in the country supporting Afghan security forces against the growing Taliban-led insurgency.
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There has been a vague acknowledgment by defense officials that small so-called contact teams of special operations forces have occasionally gone into Yemen to meet with forces the US backs, including Emirati forces, to learn what intelligence they have gathered.
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"The forces were surprised by demonstrations by some of the trespassers, who had assaulted the forces by firing birdshots and throwing stones ... Which pushed the forces to fire teargas to disperse the protesters and to control the situation," the statement added.
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Those forces have acted as a deterrent against long-standing Turkish threats to attack Kurdish forces who are part of the Syrian Democratic Forces and have been the US's staunchest allies in the fight against the Islamic State in the country.
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The frequent incidents concern military officials because forces might have to shoot down a Russian aircraft over Syria "because its actions are seen as a threat to our air or ground forces," U.S. Air Forces Central Command spokesman Lt. Col.
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Israeli forces clashed with protesters while evicting residents from a West Bank settlement Israeli forces clashed with protesters while evicting residents from a West Bank settlement Israeli forces clashed with protesters while evicting residents from a West Bank settlement on Wednesday.
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The United States says it will not defend the Syrian Kurdish forces from Turkey and Turkish-backed forces, even though the Kurds fought alongside American forces against Islamic State and are guarding prisons holding tens of thousands of the militants.
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Associates of Russian military contractors fighting alongside government forces in Syria have said there were large-scale casualties among the contractors when U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with pro-government forces in Syria's Deir al-Zor province on Feb. 7.
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"We see a clear presence of Quds forces in Damascus International Airport, inside Syrian army bases and even Quds Force buildings right next to Syrian armed forces, which is a liability to the Syrian regime and its armed forces," Lt. Col.
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But as Russian and Syrian forces move to re-take all of Aleppo, American special forces have embedded with the Syrian Democratic Forces — a predominantly Kurdish force with Arab units — to retake land from north of Aleppo, near the Turkish border.
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Iraqi forces and Sunni tribal militias will need more robust American and coalition support — ground forces and air power — to eventually defeat ISIS.
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"Syrian regime forces targeted a patrol of the Kurdish Asayish forces in Qamishli and two Asayish members died," a YPG official told Reuters.
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John Nicholson, who has led coalition forces in Afghanistan for more than two years and has overseen the latest increase in U.S. forces.
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By late spring 2014, as pro-Russian forces fought in Ukraine proper, the American-led forces got ready to move in on GameOver.
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Militants used tunnels to "escape" from western Mosul when Iraqi security forces stormed the camp Friday, an Iraqi special forces officer told CNN.
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Mohammad Pakpour, chief of the Guard&aposs ground forces, as saying that his forces also injured another three suspects in the incident Saturday.
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Last week, Mr. Khalil said, Kurdish forces left his village and Syrian forces allied with Turkey took control of it without a fight.
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ISIS found ways to attach weapons to those drones, dropping mortars and other ordnance on US-allied forces, which has harmed Western forces.
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They were ousted by Afghan opposition forces, backed by U.S. forces, for harbouring al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, weeks after the Sept.
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He was allegedly killed by a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, who was reported killed by other Afghan forces.
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Ongoing airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's authoritarian leader, Bashar al-Assad, as well as Russian forces supporting him, have targeted opposition neighborhoods.
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Over the last few weeks, as US forces have departed from Syria, Turkey entered northern Syria and began a conflict with SDF forces.
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Turkish forces and their allies reportedly attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria Thursday, as well as Kurdish forces, The Associated Press reports.
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Kurdish forces have dug in to the east, north and west of Mosul, and Iraqi forces have been moving slowly from the south.
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The question is, how do we harness all the market forces, all the policymaking forces, to as rapidly as possible reverse human downgrading?
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US forces, including many special operations forces, have been fighting in Afghanistan's Nangahar Province, a stronghold of ISIS for the last several weeks.
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Because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama failed to provide a status of forces agreement and leave sufficient forces, we are back at war.
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Jung describes these are forces inside us – the light being the benevolent and the dark forces of greed, arrogance, self-delusion and hubris.
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The other scenario would see the armed forces, police, paramilitary groups and possibly even guerrilla forces prevent the aid from crossing the border.
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What do we do — shall we divide the European forces, or try to merge the European forces from the industrial point of view?
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said 23 of its soldiers were killed fighting Turkish forces in northern Syria on Monday.
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Kurdish peshmerga forces took control of the Kirkuk area after Islamic State overran around a third of Iraq and Baghdad's local forces disintegrated.
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Editor's note: This has been corrected to show that Erdogan considers Kurdish forces, not Turkish forces, to be terrorists.. We regret the error.
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During the fight-back against the militants, that started building up in October, Iraqi forces used helicopters and artillery to support ground forces.
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"Wouldn't we be better situated today if Raqqa was overrun allied forces there, Arab forces, that wanted to see ISIS extinguished?" he asked.
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The advance of the Turkish-backed forces potentially pits them against both Kurdish fighters and Syrian government forces in an increasingly complex battlefield.
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Deadly confrontations have continued erupting between protesters and army forces, including the killing of a pregnant protester by police forces earlier this week.
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The Washington Post noted that most U.S. forces are in northeast Syria, far from government forces sworn to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
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Israel's military forces struck pro-government and pro-Iranian forces in Syria on Saturday after an Israeli fighter jet was downed this week.
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MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - Breakaway forces in Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region said a ceasefire agreed with Azeri forces on Tuesday largely held overnight.
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When I interviewed them in November, none of the Afghan forces would claim responsibility for passing on the description to the Special Forces.
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The new rules give U.S. forces a greater ability to accompany conventional Afghan forces that are fighting the Taliban, according to the reports.
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Although Mauritius has no regular armed forces of its own, it has police forces and a paramilitary unit called the Special Mobile Force.
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Kurdish forces on the ground, supported by western special forces and airstrikes, have battled to eliminate the ISIS presence in Hajin for months.
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" To do that, the tax would be "levied on households without current members of the Armed Forces or veterans of the Armed Forces.
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The Taliban government was overthrown by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in late 2001 but U.S. forces have been bogged down there ever since.
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Graham's comments come amid conflicting reports about whether Syrian government forces have entered the Kurdish-controlled town of Manbij, which U.S. forces patrol.
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This now forces the Conservative Party to join forces with one of the country's smaller political parties to form a workable parliamentary majority.
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" He added, "Although this was an Afghan operation advised by U.S. forces, U.S. aircraft were used to defend all of the friendly forces.
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So he's got competitive forces, he's got technology forces and he's handcuffed because 90 percent of his IT spend is spent on legacy.
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Kurdish forces have also claimed that Islamic State forces used mortar shells armed with sulfur mustard during clashes in northern Iraq last summer.
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"At times it could seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together," the former president said.
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The recommendations come amid conflicting reports about whether Syrian government forces have entered the Kurdish-controlled town of Manbij, which U.S. forces patrol.
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Other than Turkish forces deployed with the opposition in the northwest, U.S. troops are also still stationed alongside Kurdish forces in the northeast.
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It also usually means that there could be darker forces at play—conspiratorial forces—trying to maximize profits and stick it to consumers.
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Mr. Trump's decision to send military forces to the border is a rare use of the armed forces in the past four decades.
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In recent years, as Afghan forces have largely taken ownership of the war from American forces, the Taliban have continued to gain territory.
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American forces also dropped tens of thousands more cluster bombs on and fired tens of thousands of submunition artillery rounds at Iraqi forces.
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But Syrian Kurdish forces just so happen to be working closely with US forces in Syria's northeast to defeat what remains of ISIS.
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Turkey had grown alarmed about American collaboration with Kurdish forces after 2012, when those forces created an autonomous semi-state in northeastern Syria.
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The Guard's naval forces continued to avoid skirmishes with United States forces in the Persian Gulf that had once been a regular occurrence.
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To date, U.S. forces in Syria have been seen as a stabilizing factor and have somewhat restrained Turkey's actions against Syrian Kurdish forces.
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It will confuse the Afghan forces, the Taliban will attack and gain more, and it will affect the morale of the Afghan forces.
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U.S. Forces Afghanistan said early Wednesday morning it conducted an airstrike on Taliban fighters "who were actively attacking" Afghan forces in Helmand province.
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Generalship in that or any struggle is seeing where the forces of progress are swelling and where the forces of reaction are marching.
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Exact data on Afghan forces has been classified by both the Afghan government and the United States, which largely bankrolls the security forces.
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Rebel forces tried to enter Saraqeb overnight, but were repelled, RIA said, as Syrian government forces attempt to destroy the rebel fire points.
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Government forces under President Bashar al-Assad want to wrestle the region, which borders Turkey, back from Syrian rebel groups and Jihadist forces.
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Earlier Wednesday morning, U.S. Forces Afghanistan announced it conducted an airstrike on Taliban fighters "who were actively attacking" Afghan forces in Helmand province.
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Turkish forces began a long-anticipated cross-border assault on Wednesday against the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia, in northeastern Syria.
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We also have reporting that fighting forces in and around the two towns — that the [Syrian Democratic Forces] are actually beginning their departure.
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As American forces pulled back in early October, an American military document circulated to forces in the region, warned of the coming difficulties.
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We also have reporting that fighting forces in and around the two towns — that the [Syrian Defense Forces] are actually beginning their departure.
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He must reiterate -- as American forces proved when attacked recently by pro-Syrian forces -- that a move on Manbij will not be tolerated.
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While some countries believe they need to reduce their forces, others, including Germany and Italy, believe their forces could remain under certain conditions.
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Since Turkey poured troops into northwest Syria to halt the Syrian government forces' campaign, 17 members of the Turkish forces have been killed.
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In other words, Chopin forces you to think of time sensually, forces the pianist to acknowledge the connection between the body and duration.
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And while Lamb has outpaced Saccone in individual fundraising efforts, pro-Saccone forces have poured in far more money than pro-Lamb forces.
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The call came after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Russian jets and Syrian government forces attacked them in Deir al-Zor province.
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France's armed forces minister Florence Parly will travel to Washington this week amid fears that U.S. forces could pull out of the region.
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Turkish forces shelled targets near Ral al Ain on Thursday morning, and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters responded, another witness said.
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A similar dynamic exists in Manbij and At Tanf, where US Forces have deterred Turkish and regime forces from any large scale attacks.
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Mr. Hifter's forces flew Chinese-made drones furnished by the United Arab Emirates, and the Tripoli forces countered with less potent Turkish models.
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The U.S. said Monday it is "deeply concerned" over reports that Turkish military forces seized the city of Afrin, Syria, from Kurdish forces.
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"They will look and act, in many ways, and be trained similar to Special Forces, but they are not Special Forces," Milley said.
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Those mercenaries are believed to be involved in an attempted strike against U.S. forces and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this month.
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Moreover, although a preemptive military strike could probably eliminate a substantial part of Pyongyang's military forces, some of those forces certainly would survive.
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This week in Iraq, Kurdish forces faced off against the Iraqi government when pro-government forces advanced into the disputed territory of Kirkuk.
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The strikes against Syrian forces were "limited and lawful measures" to respond to "immediate threats" to U.S. or partnered forces, the letter added.
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All indicate that government forces now need American combat forces to support them if they are to survive and defend key population centers.
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Davidson will move from being the head of Navy Fleet Forces, while O'Shaughnessy will move from being the head of Pacific Air Forces.
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"We have forces that are fighting for the future, we have forces that are fighting for the past," Mr. Dimitrov said in Skopje.
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The aid suspension did not affect some Somali military units, like the Special Forces group Danab that is trained directly by U.S. forces.
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From 1989 to 1994, he was chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, an advisory panel on National Guard and Army Reserve forces.
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Most of them are special operations forces, working to train and advise local partner forces, including providing artillery support against Islamic State militants.
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