He said ground forces had not yet incurred, but "sleeper cells" had seized two villages south of Ras al-Ain and he anticipated more ground forces would try to enter today.
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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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CLINTON: I would not use American ground forces in Syria.
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HC: I would not use American ground forces in Syria.
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The role of an air campaign is to aid ground forces.
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Robert White, commander of coalition ground forces, said in a statement Monday.
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Most military ground forces will carry auto injectors that contain both antidotes.
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In less than a week, Truman approved the use of ground forces.
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That's near where around 70 percent of North Korea's ground forces are stationed.
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Drone pilots are in constant contact with many different groups, including ground forces.
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Japanese ground forces have not operated their own ships since World War Two.
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While the system has been tested out on land by ground forces, Military.
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I have a three point plan that does not include American Ground forces.
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The air assault was followed by regime ground forces entering Aleppo this week.
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Iran and its client militias in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan provide ground forces.
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Agreed, we shouldn't dispatch ground forces to Syria or invest a trillion dollars.
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Gary Volesky, the commander of American ground forces in Iraq, said on Thursday.
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You've said that, essentially, the Kurds would be the American ground forces in there.
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Joseph Martin, U.S. commander of ground forces in the coalition, said in a statement.
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Wednesday began rainy and cloudy — difficult for American warplanes assisting the Iraqi ground forces.
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Those financial costs have dwindled substantially since the withdrawal of major U.S. ground forces.
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No Russia or Russian-backed Syrian ground forces were in the area at the time.
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This is the second major expansion of US ground forces in northern Syria in days.
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American fighters and helicopters provided significant air support to both of these local ground forces.
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The effort was backed by US and coalition airstrikes but not by American ground forces.
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Turkey has also sent in ground forces to push Kurdish fighters away from its border.
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Iran has provided ground forces that work with local allies while Russia provides air power.
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Ground forces could have a role to play in the next wave of the campaign.
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The U.S. can monitor and target terrorists anywhere in the globe without permanent ground forces.
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Sustainable leadership By 2035 the U.S. expects to have ground forces teaming up with robots.
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To advance on the city, ground forces arched around, surrounding a Turkish military observation post.
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"The ground forces could not do it, so the Americans bombed the area," said Gen.
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These include ground forces, naval and air forces, as well as intelligence and special forces.
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The departures of the minister, Tomomi Inada, and the ground forces chief of staff, Gen.
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Almost exactly a year after the Cole attack, the first US ground forces arrived in Afghanistan.
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But Moscow also appears to have built up substantial ground forces in various locations in Syria.
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This information feed also extends to other manned aircraft, to reconnaissance drones and to ground forces.
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He said the Syrian planes did not respond to efforts by ground forces to contact them.
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So a reduction of ground forces in South Korea may not make too much a difference.
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The combination of Russian airpower and Iranian ground forces turned the tide, leading to today's declaration.
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So far, no buildup of Russian ground forces has been observed in recent days, officials said.
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Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, who served as the chief of ground forces for the Sudanese military.
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Also, with your close air support, like your dragon, you want to use that at the point that's going to be most valuable to your ground forces, so that your ground forces can take advantage of any destruction that the dragons, in this case, would cause.
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Some within the US military believe the injection of US ground forces is a risk too far.
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Gyroscopes and accelerometers, for instance, can help ground forces navigate in the absence of GPS, David explained.
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One of the officials, however, said there were no U.S. ground forces involved in the latest operations.
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The US troops were part of a US military program to advise and assist Somali ground forces.
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The ground forces comprise a mixture of Syrian Kurdish and Arab factions, as well as Assyrian Christians.
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NATO has previously criticized the Netherlands for inadequate military spending, notably on ground forces and operational support.
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The second was "Garden," where ground forces actually crossed those bridges and formed on the other side.
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The bunker was part of a heavily fortified headquarters for German ground forces on the Eastern Front.
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Additional combat air patrols have been sent to the area in order to protect the ground 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 ground forces are being supported by airstrikes mounted by a U.S.-led coalition, the source said.
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Most of the expansion in Crimea is being carried out by the Russian navy and ground forces.
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American ground forces get into trouble, and they respond by calling for airstrikes, which often kill civilians.
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Matthew C. Isler, the deputy commander in charge of coordinating air support for the Iraqi ground forces.
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Joseph Martin, the commanding general of ground forces in the US-led counter-ISIS coalition, told reporters Wednesday.
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The US military's special operators are looking to buy light-attack aircraft to keep watch over ground forces.
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But the biggest surprise was seeing so many Russian ground forces in other places in Syria as well.
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The US troops were part of an ongoing US military program to advise and assist Somali ground forces.
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But eradicating it needs Iraqi troops (as yet unprepared) and ground forces in Syria (as yet non-existent).
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The Apaches, known for their withering — and accurate — fire, can quickly provide powerful air support to ground forces.
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For Israel, the 2006 war was a crushing defeat—and for its ground forces, in particular, a humiliation.
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Faced with airstrikes and repeated attacks by ground forces, ISIS strongholds have been steadily recaptured from the group.
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These goals can only be achieved through an ongoing presence of U.S. ground forces and continued U.S. leadership.
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"Russia has had no and has no ground forces in Syria," the defense ministry was cited as saying.
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So you said earlier this week that we should use air power but not send in ground forces.
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Mr. Assad needs the ground forces provided by Iran and Hezbollah, which in turn need Russian air power.
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This way of thinking also allows us to reduce the size and global footprint of our ground forces.
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There are substantial Saudi ground forces -- about 10,000 according to two sources familiar with Saudi deployments -- inside Yemen.
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The British Army is comprised of 83,500 troops, which is dwarfed by the 350,000-strong Russian Ground Forces.
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Yet its ground forces have been humbled by four years of fighting rebels waging guerrilla warfare in Yemen.
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Ground forces never came, and troops would only re-emerge from their shelters at the break of dawn.
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He uses SpaceX to take over President Trump's Space Force and his ground forces utilize Cybertrucks as tanks.
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This method is based on heavy aerial bombing clearing the way for ground forces to advance into new territories.
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Yet two-thirds of ground forces work on contracts that limit them to eight years' service, preventing their professionalisation.
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Will he opt for more intense aerial bombardment to raze areas ahead of the advance of allied ground forces?
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And America's veteran service organizations are the air support, intelligence network and ground forces critical to supporting the fight.
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At the height of the Syrian conflict, Russia also had a substantial presence of ground forces in the country.
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The weapons were easily identifiable and they were in an area where U.S. ground forces had been taking fire.
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In the years that followed, the militias — coordinating with U.S.-backed Iraqi ground forces — slowly pushed IS fighters back.
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"That unit's gonna be on time, and it's gonna fly like hell to serve the ground forces," he said.
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Han has enjoyed a meteoric rise under Xi, being promoted to command China's ground forces shortly after this parade.
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Rmory, founded in 2008 by former German ground forces soldier Kris Thaler, specializes in something very unique: designing weapons.
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Ground forces called for air support, which bombed the police outpost, killing eight police officers and wounding 11 others.
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Last week, they announced the closing of America's ground forces command in Iraq, which had been active since 2014.
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"This equipment will enable rapid deployment of ground forces in response to contingencies throughout the region," the Army said.
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The lesson Obama took from Iraq was not to allow any US ground forces to get involved in nation-building.
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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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It would take four years for U.S.-backed ground forces in Syria and Iraq to slowly claw that territory back.
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"They just don't have the airplanes and sometimes the ground forces will become frustrated because they want more," Stewart said.
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This current generation of APS is very effective against lower-velocity explosive rounds fired by enemy aircraft and ground forces.
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Mr. Erdogan first sent ground forces, backed by American air power, into Syria last month to fight the Islamic State.
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In any event, in assessing America's military needs, shouldn't the CJCS think in terms of more than just ground forces?
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But American ground forces have increasingly been in the line of fire this year, as reflected in the casualty reports.
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They also believe the drone swarms could be effective in targeting ground forces and convoys of vehicles, among other things.
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There, amid threats from North Korea, he persuaded President Jimmy Carter not to withdraw American ground forces from the peninsula.
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Russian have ground forces occupied what was a US air base in northern Syria until US troops withdrew last month.
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They also insist the Syrian plane was to provide ground cover for Syrian ground forces that were moving against ISIS.
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At least 11 Hormuud masts have also been destroyed, mostly by ground forces using explosives, said an internal company document.
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At least 11 Hormuud masts have also been destroyed, mostly by ground forces using explosives, said an internal company document.
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The plans they've put forward do not include major ground forces and mostly describe modest expansions on Obama's current strategy.
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The use of conventional ground forces along with the evolving threat presented by ISIS constitutes a new phase in the fight.
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As part of that review, the Pentagon has reportedly considered recommending sending conventional ground forces to Syria for the first time.
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The terrorists are lashing out in Baghdad because they are abandoning territory to pro-Iraqi ground forces and American-led airstrikes.
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Its yearlong intervention has focused heavily on Aleppo, but pro-government ground forces are too weak to retake the divided city.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces, or NEZAJA, shared pictures of the new machine on Twitter on October 3.
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NATO has deployed significant ground forces to the Baltic countries and Poland to dissuade Russia from repeating any Crimea-like seizures.
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President Ghani called for a week-long ceasefire for the end of Ramadan, which NATO air and ground forces will honor.
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MSNBC host Chris Matthews slammed critics of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US ground forces from Syria within 30 days.
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Administration officials insisted that the deployment was consistent with Mr. Obama's policy not to commit American ground forces again in Iraq.
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The apparent intention to station four battalions of NATO ground forces in the Baltic Republics is not likely to reduce tensions.
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In this case, those aircraft enable other jets, ground forces, and ships by providing good sensor coverage and electronic warfare capabilities.
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It was based on the T-54 tank chassis and was intended to help protect Russian ground forces from enemy aircraft.
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The aircraft, some as small as model airplanes, conduct reconnaissance missions to help Islamic State fighters attack American-backed ground forces.
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Another Syrian strategy option, sending in American ground forces, will also be on the table for the next president to consider.
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It's also crucial for military planners to understand how many US combat ground forces and aircraft are needed, the official said.
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For the past week, Russian and Syrian warplanes have bombarded rebel-held eastern Aleppo, backed by ground forces of Iranian troops.
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But the Empire makes a series of errors, including the inexplicable reliance on vulnerable ground forces instead of space or aerial bombardment.
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The US has been bombing ISIS from the air for two years, but it has been ground forces that have been vital.
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He explained that ISIS militants in Afghanistan are using caves and tunnels, and our military's ground forces would not have been enough.
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One, who gave his name as Anwar, said he fled the Sumer district near Mosul airport, fearing ground forces and aerial bombing.
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Abdul Karim Arghandiwal, an army media officer in southeastern Afghanistan, says military helicopters are supporting the ground forces&apos operations in Ghazni.
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Military helicopters were supporting the ground forces&apos operations in Ghazni, said Abdul Karim Arghandiwal, an army media officer in southeastern Afghanistan.
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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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The area is believed to pose major challenges for ground forces because of its narrow streets and ISIS' use of human shields.
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"US ground forces ... face the threats of air attack from non-state actors equipped with low-cost commercially available drones," Scharre warned.
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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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There is no precedent in the Syrian war for ground forces' quickly rolling into an area that rebels have held for years.
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United Arab Emirates ground forces have been trying to gain control there as they gather on the southern outskirts of Al Hudaydah.
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It would also abandon local fighters who have been the United States' strongest allied ground forces against the Islamic State in Syria.
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He asked that the cabinet approve heavier bombing and possibly even the use of ground forces to teach Hamas leaders a lesson.
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Instead, US ground forces used 239 of the French-built versions of the tank, as well as 47 British Mark V tanks.
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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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That left Saudi Arabia itself to produce ground forces along with several thousand troops from other Gulf neighbors, principally the United Arab Emirates.
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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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Both have significant ground forces, and mines historically have been used to deny an adversary's troops the ability to advance on the battlefield.
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On Sunday, Iran's ground forces commander became the latest military figure to back Rouhani's apparent threat, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported.
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The reason, officials said, is because the Syrian regime ground forces will not be able to govern such a broad area of unrest.
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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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That said, Russia needs the ground forces that Iran provides to keep Mr Assad in power, and preserve its interests in the region.
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"This strike should make it clear to all that coalition air power will be used when our ground forces are threatened," Harrigian said.
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Washington (CNN)The US withdrawal of ground forces from Syria most likely means an end to airstrikes, a US defense official told CNN.
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The Pentagon plan is not a major departure from the strategy endorsed by Obama, who wanted a limited role for American ground forces.
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And there are arguably ways to run effective counter-terror operations other than by deploying large numbers of U.S. ground forces in country.
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The Observatory said the government was moving ground forces to the north in preparation for an all-out assault, including tanks and artillery.
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We can bomb its members in Syria and Iraq, send in ground forces to fight them and completely wipe out their presence there.
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Guillermo Rigondeaux—is that it covers ground, forces the opponent to move, and doesn't require the jabbing fighter to open up too much.
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The dark smoke from burning wells could—and did—limit the visibility of coalition military aircraft, providing some protection for Iraqi ground forces.
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"It would be very useful in the Korean theater because it wouldn't require the presence of significant numbers of ground forces," Leighton said.
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Although American airstrikes continue to pound Taliban positions, Afghan ground forces have struggled to regain or hold areas previously seized by the Taliban.
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The New York can launch transport helicopters and landing craft loaded with Marines, but sending in ground forces is highly unlikely, officials said.
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Russia is a key player influencing outcomes after providing critical air support and ground forces to rescue the Syrian regime from certain defeat.
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Iranian conventional ground forces operate in Syria, controlling many tens of thousands of proxy militias drawn from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Lebanese Hezbollah.
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The US military has increased the deployment of Stinger ground-to-air missiles with ground forces in part to counter the drone threat.
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However, the Kurdish group remains one of the most effective ground forces the U.S. has to partner with in Syria, lacking better alternatives.
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It sounds like science fiction, but lasers—formally known as "directed-energy weapons"—have been used by the US Army's ground forces for years.
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On Wednesday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Ankara was ready to send ground forces into Syria to tackle Islamic State militants if need be.
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Much like a conventional military agency, the IRGC, about 125,000 members strong, has ground forces, an air force, missiles, drone forces and naval units.
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The groups have proven to be some of the most capable ground forces against IS, but have also been accused of abuses against civilians.
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General Jamaa Anad, the commander of ground forces in her native Salahuddin province, told me they had provided her group with vehicles and weapons.
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U.S. ground forces had engaged Somali militia members and armed civilians who were loyal to Aidid and controlled the urban interior of the city.
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General Mohammad Pakpour, head of the Guards' ground forces, said 16 militants were arrested and two fled but were now surrounded, Tasnim agency reported.
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While the removal of U.S. ground forces from Syria makes this task more difficult, the Trump administration still has powerful tools at its disposal.
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Colonel Ahmed al-Saidi, who participated in Monday's advance, said ground forces were moving cautiously to avoid triggering roadside bombs planted by Islamic State.
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Turkish ground forces pushed into Syria's Afrin province on Sunday, part of Ankara's operation targeting a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia at its southern border.
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He was the head of Sudan's ground forces, a role in which he oversaw Sudanese troops that fought in the Saudi-led Yemen war.
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He was the head of Sudan's ground forces, a role in which he oversaw Sudanese troops who fought in the Saudi-led Yemen war.
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That prompted the dispatch of Niger ground forces and French Mirage jets, which arrived about two hours later, as the fighting was tapering off.
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We would have five hours, starting at noon Tuesday, the first of several media embeds of Texas ground forces planned during Mr. Trump's deployment.
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Kiumars Heydari, the commander of the Iranian Army's ground forces, told state television, because helicopters could not land on the steep and forbidding terrain.
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But sending American ground forces to the border is a marked escalation of Western assistance to target Houthi fighters who are deep in Yemen.
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An alliance of Syrian militias has been waging an offensive on Raqqa with air strikes and special ground forces from the U.S.-led coalition.
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Ground forces were not aware of any civilians in or near the compound when they called in an air strike, the statement said. Nov.
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"Our forces will demonstrate the capability to deploy rapidly, assault a target with integrated air and ground forces and conduct rapid exfiltration," said Capt.
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And around 70 percent of North Korea's ground forces are within 90 miles of the border, ready to move south at a moment's notice.
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He later became the commander of the group's ground forces, according to Hisham al-Hashimi, an Iraqi scholar and author who closely follows the group.
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LNA ground forces retreated toward Brega, about 115 km (70 miles) east of Ras Lanuf, and lost more than 30 men, according to medical sources.
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Cover image: Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko visits the 169th training centre "Desna" of the Ukrainian Army ground forces in Chernihiv Region, Ukraine November 28, 2018.
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To win the war, it's going to take the deployment of ground forces, and of course the complete mobilization of the [Republic of Korea] military.
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"They tell the ground forces where to push and where to hold, and they coordinate the airstrikes," said Mohamed Benrasali, a senior politician from Misurata.
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The new wave of violence suggests that Islamic State militants are lashing out because they are losing territory to pro-Iraqi ground forces and airstrikes.
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It had been a very tough campaign for Iraqi ground forces—some accounts put casualties in Iraqi special forces as high as one in three.
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In Iraq, militias have often acted as the tip of the spear, the first ground forces to enter after Iraqi government — and sometimes American — airstrikes.
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"The support of the US-led coalition is crucial for us, and they know the only reliable ground forces here are Peshmerga fighters," he says.
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The foreign Shiite militias played a crucial role in supporting Mr. Assad's regime and provided the key ground forces in the decisive battle of Aleppo.
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The risk of confrontation with the medley of different ground forces — both state-led and proxy — is undoubtedly higher than it was several weeks ago.
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The ramification of such a future war will cast a shadow over militaries that see themselves as having land, air and ground forces operating separately.
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Ground forces have paused to redeploy and build new fortifications and staging posts along Mosul's western flank, as well as rest and repair damaged hardware.
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Russian air strikes were proving of little help to government ground forces in urban warfare, the deputy commander of the Fastaqim rebel group in Aleppo said.
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He was the head of Sudan's ground forces, a role in which he oversaw Sudanese troops serving in a Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen.
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"For most people this is a war in a distant country," said Trenin, saying voters remained nervous about any suggestion that ground forces might be sent.
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Iran and Iran-aligned armed groups have provided critical ground forces to the regime's campaign to drive out rebels, and Russia has lent powerful air support.
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As chief of Sudan's ground forces he oversaw Sudanese troops fighting in the Saudi-led Yemen war and has close ties to senior Gulf military officials.
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First up is "Close Air Support," where jets essentially loiter around the airspace waiting for allied ground forces to call on them to hit ISIS targets.
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With air strikes and special ground forces from the U.S.-led coalition, the SDF has been advancing on Raqqa city from the north, east and west.
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Pakistan's top military spokesman, Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa, said a "contingent of Russian ground forces" arrived in Pakistan for a two-week exercise beginning on Saturday.
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In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the coalition said the helicopter, which belongs to the Saudi ground forces, had crashed following technical issues.
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The attack came after the ship had battled through the cloak of night, but doubled back after refueling to defend ground forces after dawn had broke.
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As head of Sudan's ground forces he oversaw Sudanese troops fighting in the Saudi-led Yemen war and has close ties to senior Gulf military officials.
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When the first American ground forces, the Marines, landed at Danang in 1965, V.O.V., which was based in the north, started propaganda broadcasts to the troops.
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But disputes over what it should say — including whether it should contain limits on duration, geographical scope, or the use of ground forces — prevented any consensus.
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Sanctions were also imposed on eight senior commanders of Navy, Aerospace, and Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the U.S. Treasury Department said.
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First entering Russian service in 573, it was based on the T-257 tank chassis and was intended to help protect ground forces from enemy aircraft.
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But rather than do it all ourselves, we partnered with the Iraqi Army and amplified its power and ground forces with our advisers and air power.
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But his greatest weakness is manpower: His ground forces, eroded by years of fighting, are simply too few to hold, much less advance, every front line.
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Officers from Iran coordinated the ground forces with the Syrian military and the Russian air force while Hezbollah provided Arabic-speaking field commanders, the fighters said.
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" On Wednesday, General Padilla said that some of those forces, who are usually based in Zamboanga City, had "been moved to help ground forces in Marawi.
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Lawmakers disagreed about whether it should place limits on the use of ground forces or impose an expiration date, and Congress never acted on the proposal.
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Despite the positioning of US ground forces and increased airstrikes, the Taliban are known to currently control five of Helmand 14 districts, and contest seven more.
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Analysts say the plan could include increasing the number of special forces in the region, putting in more Marines, or having actual ground forces and additional aircraft.
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The Guards said on Tuesday their ground forces killed a "terrorist group" as they were trying to enter Iran near Mirjaveh border area in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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US Special Operations Command is looking to pick up 75 light attack aircraft to conduct "armed overwatch" missions in conjunction with ground forces, according to new solicitation.
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They were thinking of short, sharp conflicts on China's periphery, such as over Taiwan, in which air and naval power would be as important as ground forces.
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The full liberation comes after a battle that started March 22 with the U.S. airdropping local ground forces behind enemy lines -- a first in the Syrian conflict.
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The commander of the ground forces that day was a Brit, General Bernard Montgomery, as were the commanders of the naval and air forces on that day.
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The full liberation comes after a battle that started March 22 with the U.S. airdropping local ground forces behind enemy lines — a first in the Syrian conflict.
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The US Army is preparing to field new night vision goggles and an integrated weapons sight that will change the way US ground forces go to war.
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Assad's government, with Russian air support and Iranian ground forces, launched the assault on Aleppo last month, a week into a ceasefire agreed by Washington and Moscow.
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Whether you are looking at allegations against Russia, the coalition, or Iraqi ground forces, there are always a few strong determinates when it comes to civilian harm.
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As chief of Sudan's ground forces, Burhan oversaw Sudanese troops fighting in the Saudi-led war in Yemen and has close ties to senior Gulf military officials.
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For a while Mr. Allison also played the trumpet, on local gigs and, after he joined the Army in 21960, with the 21970th Army Ground Forces Band.
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They maintain a symbiotic military relationship as well, with Russia owning the skies while about 60,000 Iranian-backed fighters form the spine of the regime's ground forces.
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The State Department urged Turkey to exercise restraint on Sunday after Turkish ground forces advanced into northern Syria and clashed with the Kurdish militia in the area.
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The United States is continuing its withdrawal from northeastern Syria, and "no U.S. ground forces will participate in the enforcement of this safe zone," Esper said Friday.
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All the while, the Ewok ground forces engage in a fluid and continuous series of defensive and offensive actions, luring enemy troopers toward prepared positions or strongpoints.
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The Dutch have said they will join the air campaign, while the Canadians said they would stop participating in airstrikes but would increase their training of ground forces.
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But the United States sees the YPG as one of the few effective ground forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, and has lent the group military support.
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" Asked about the possibility of Turkey and Saudi Arabia sending ground forces into Syria, Assad said, "We're going to deal with them like we deal with the terrorists.
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Russia would then either have to insert substantial ground forces of its own or back down, while America might have little option other than to support its allies.
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The regime made gains on rebel-held eastern Aleppo through airstrikes and ground forces, following 12 days of its latest push to take over parts of the city.
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They said this was the first time Russian ground forces had joined in the battle to seize the strategic Humaymat hilltops which fell into rebel hands last week.
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The chief of Israel's ground forces recommended the Chinooks to the air force, which operates all of the country's military aircraft, Boeing Israel President David Ivry told Reuters.
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At the same time, evidence suggests that many of the groups the United States is backing are under periodic attack from Russia and ground forces supported by Iran.
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If we are to remain committed to countering Da'esh in the Levant without committing ground forces, the best option is to protect and empower the moderate Syrian opposition.
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" But Robinson said in her study, which published last month, "The overall supply of ISR was limited, and the lack of dispersed U.S. ground forces limited intelligence collection.
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"The coalition ground forces are now at the doorstep of this heavily-fortified, heavily-mined port city," Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told Reuters.
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Backed up by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, artillery and advisers and equipment, U.S.-supported ground forces in Iraq and Syria clawed back towns and cities from the jihadists.
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They can put more ground forces in Russia, because that's where they happen to live, than you can put in the Baltics, because that's not where you live.
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While the military action in Kirkuk on Monday and Tuesday was carried out under the banner of the Iraqi military, the ground forces included Iranian-backed Shiite militias.
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Since April Obama has overseen the largest expansion of ground forces in Syria since its civil war began, bringing the number of Special Forces deployed to about 1,500.
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But while American ground forces mounted search-and-destroy operations and inflicted heavy losses, an elusive and resilient enemy avoided contact when necessary and retreated into its sanctuaries.
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One example is DARPA's Persistent Close Air Support program, a tablet-based targeting and communication system that gives ground forces the power to ensure more precision air strikes.
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Eric Pahon, a Pentagon spokesman, said the F-22 aircraft were providing air cover to partnered ground forces when the Russian jets came into airspace near Albu Kamal.
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Collectively protected by America's plentiful armed escort ships, convoys were the key to saving Britain from defeat and allowing American ground forces to arrive in Europe nearly unscathed.
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The Y.P.G. has become a major player in the Syrian conflict, making up the bulk of coalition ground forces fighting the Islamic State in parts of the country.
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The Mosul challenge In concert with allied ground forces in Iraq and Syria, the air campaign has helped shrink ISIS' territorial control drastically and cut its lines of communication.
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Safe zones would need to be protected both by ground forces and the imposition of a no-fly zone and so require detailed planning and substantial resources to work.
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There is word in the United States that President Trump may commit ground forces to Syria to fight ISIS -- and that is his mission, he wants to destroy ISIS.
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With Kurdish-led ground forces slowly encircling Raqqa, smugglers are helping growing numbers of IS low-level fighters flee the battlefield or defect to rival jihadist groups in Syria.
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The Pentagon said last Wednesday it had for the first time airdropped local ground forces behind enemy lines near Tabqa in a move aimed at retaking the major dam.
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Saudi-backed fighters claim to have lifted the Houthis' siege of Taiz, but coalition ground-forces seem loth to advance on the capital or the Houthi strongholds further north.
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While American soldiers are on the ground and suffering casualties (one killed so far in the offensive), progress against ISIS had been achieved without committing major American ground forces.
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American officials, however, have played down that discussion, and have said the United States is still trying to figure how to assemble enough ground forces to take back Raqqa.
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"The greatest concern is that we could shoot down a Russian aircraft because its actions are seen as a threat to our air or ground forces," said Lt. Col.
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U.S. aircraft carriers and air, naval, and ground forces in the theater are also potentially vulnerable to EMP, which could "level the playing field" for invasion of South Korea.
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The Pentagon is also leery: Military commanders warn that it would require substantial numbers of American ground forces and invite a deadly confrontation with the Syrians and the Russians.
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"The greatest concern is that we could shoot down a Russian aircraft because its actions are seen as a threat to our air or ground forces," Pickart told CNN.
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Without an Authorization for Use of Military Force by Congress, President Trump does not have the authority to launch missiles, conduct airstrikes or use ground forces against Assad's regime.
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Other Russian planes have flown for up to 30 minutes within striking distance or directly over allied ground forces, escalating tensions and risking being shot down, American officials said.
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But the government maintains that Canada can do the most good by working to train Kurdish ground forces, rather than also participating in the bombing campaign that supports them.
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But his critics cast it as a betrayal of the Kurds, loyal allies who lost thousands of fighters as the principal ground forces in Washington's battle against Islamic State.
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The White House quickly denied that was the case, stressing that Trump still wants to withdraw ground forces fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in the country.
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"The Coalition's greatest concern is that we could shoot down a Russian aircraft because its actions are seen as a threat to our air or ground forces," he added.
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Western Mosul, where Iraqi ground forces backed by American advisers and American airstrikes are trying to defeat about 2,000 ISIS fighters, is a warren of homes and narrow streets.
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The city has remained largely under the control of the militants for nearly two months despite a government military campaign to retake it with ground forces and aerial bombardments.
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He confirmed, however, that no American forward air-controller was on the ground to direct the airstrike, as would normally be the case if American ground forces were involved.
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It's unclear if the spokesperson was killed near Aleppo city itself, or in the wider Aleppo Governorate, or whether he was killed by an airstrike or by ground forces.
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US defense officials have prepared a variety of options, including adding hundreds or even thousands of US ground forces to support (though not take part in) an attack on Raqqa.
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The Americans are uniquely vulnerable to RF jamming, as many US war-fighting concepts rely on the ability of ground forces, aircraft and warships to exchange information via radio networks.
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Trump administration officials have not ruled out U.S. assistance should the coalition move ahead, but U.S. officials said Washington is not considering strikes on Houthi targets or deploying ground forces.
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The RNC has made a heavy investment in ground forces and resources leading up to the presidential campaign, a process that began long before Trump had declared as a candidate.
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But in 1950, the Korean War broke out when North Korean leader Kim Il Sung sent his enormous ground forces into South Korea to take control of the entire peninsula.
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Obama said as much at his end-of-the-year press conference, noting that there was no scenario in which the U.S. could have much impact without deploying ground forces.
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NATO allies have already promised almost $3 billion to help the United States fund the Afghan military until 1003, which is developing an air force to complement its ground forces.
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Increased U.S. or allied air power would be required if Trump chooses to enforce "no fly" restrictions, and ground forces might also be needed to protect civilians in those areas.
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MSNBC host Chris Matthews slammed critics of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US ground forces from Syria within 30 days, shortly after lawmakers and foreign-policy experts expressed concerns.
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American military advisers have been working with the Iraqi army and special forces, and the United States provided air support to the Iraqi ground forces on Friday, according to Gen.
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The United States military argues that scattering Okinawa's logistical, air and ground forces to other sites in Japan will degrade their ability to respond quickly in the East China Sea.
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Airwars has recorded a spike in fatalities from coalition airstrikes in villages and towns around Raqqa, as proxy ground forces advance to attempt to complete their encirclement of the city.
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Angered by the rise of IS since allied forces withdrew from Iraq, they're motivated to personally take up arms in the absence of major Western ground forces fighting the extremists.
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Other Russian planes have flown within striking distance or directly over allied ground forces for up to 222 minutes, escalating tensions and the risk of a shootdown, American officials said.
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In the city, government forces, supported by American military airstrikes and some American ground forces, continued on Monday to hold government buildings, the Police Headquarters and prison, and military bases.
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Its ground forces stretched as they fight insurgents in about two dozen of the country's 34 provinces, the Afghan government relies heavily on airstrikes to push back against Taliban gains.
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And the Islamic State had been defeated in Syria and Iraq thanks, in part, to ground forces he had overseen, one area where he and the United States shared interests.
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"Whatever platforms are developed and procured, it is clear that the UK&aposs ground forces need to increase their deployable firepower if they are to maintain a credible warfighting capability."
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Turkish ground forces and a Syrian militia group have crossed over into northern Syria, as part of a military operation against Kurdish forces, Turkey's Ministry of National Defense announced Wednesday.
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Sergei Surovikin, to reach an agreement to separate the Syrian government's ground forces, and the Iranian militias that fight with them, from the fighters backed by the American-led coalition.
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" However, in benchmarking against Russian capabilities, the paper stated that "the U.K.'s ground forces are comprehensively outgunned and outranged, leaving enemy artillery free to prosecute fire missions with impunity.
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American warplanes and Kurdish-led ground forces are hunting for the several hundred remaining Islamic State fighters hiding along the Euphrates River Valley near the border between Syria and Iraq.
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It is the first time in history that two nuclear-armed powers have launched air strikes against each other, while ground forces have exchanged fire in more than a dozen locations.
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For starters, safe zones would need to be protected both by ground forces and the imposition of a no-fly zone, both of which would require detailed planning and substantial resources.
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Croft credited better training of Iraqi military personnel over the last few years and more intricate coordination between air and ground forces for helping push ISIS back to the country's peripheries.
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Russia joined the war a year ago, tipping the balance of power in favor of Assad, who is also supported by Iranian ground forces and Shi'ite militia from Lebanon and Iraq.
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"Like any military operation, it starts with preparatory air strikes and artillery and then the ground forces work according to the results of the strikes and their impact," the source added.
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Creation of safe zones could ratchet up U.S. military involvement in Syria, including increased U.S. air power to enforce "no fly" restrictions and ground forces to protect civilians in those areas.
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Watch the VICE News documentary Guantanamo: Black Out Bay Moving on from prisoners, Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) also scored a few points on the size of ground forces in Iraq.
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A video of the head of the Guards' ground forces lambasting the government after visiting a flood-stricken area in western Iran in early April was widely circulated on social media.
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Donald Clark and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian Humphreys were flying an OH-58 scout helicopter in support of ground forces when their aircraft was shot down.
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Now, the plan is to imitate them or to alter their messages, with the aim of redirecting militants to areas more vulnerable to attack by American drones or local ground forces.
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Should US troops try to enter Iranian territory on land, Iranian ground forces would also push back on them fiercely using insurgent-like tactics while the US painfully marched toward Tehran.
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Despite South Korea's formidable army and navy forces, experts indicate that Seoul probably would rely on help from the U.S. air and ground forces in any major conflict with North Korea.
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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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"Russian aircraft have not been active in this area of Southern Syria for some time, and there were no Syrian regime or Russian ground forces in the vicinity," the official said.
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He later trained at a Soviet military academy and rose through the ranks of the Algerian army, becoming head of ground forces in Algeria's bloody 1990s civil war with the Islamists.
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Should US troops try to enter Iranian territory on land, Iranian ground forces would also push back on them fiercely using insurgent-like tactics while the US painfully marches toward Tehran.
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Jeffrey S. Buchanan, the commander of ground forces on the island, the fuel situation had largely returned to normal by October 16, though 103 percent of gas stations are still closed.
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He had only a pistol, but the base commander offered to surrender, and the captain took charge of the base and of 252,21 prisoners until Allied ground forces arrived the next day.
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Meanwhile, the majority Pashtun Taliban was routed by a coalition of militias from Afghanistan's non-Pashtun ethnic minority groups, known as the Northern Alliance, backed by US ground forces and air power.
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"Anything from disasters at sea, oil spills, earthquakes, tsunamis, natural disasters like flooding and so forth where you have on the ground forces to help, time is of the essence," said Witting.
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The president's trip comes on the heels of his sudden decision to withdraw American ground forces from Syria, which prompted Secretary of Defense James Mattis to hand in his resignation on Thursday.
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The SDF's ground forces, which last year formed their first unit of marines since the second world war, are practising anti-ship and amphibious warfare–useful for defending and retaking islands respectively.
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It was shot down after it dropped one of several weapons it was carrying near a position where coalition personnel are training and advising partner ground forces in the fight against ISIS.
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The Obama administration quickly took action to make it fall: it built a global coalition, initiated airstrikes, and worked with ground forces to root out the terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria.
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Finally, Trump has pledged to keep American ground forces from getting mired in the Middle East but has expressed utterly absurd views that would lead exactly to that and worse if implemented.
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But keeping large numbers of American ground forces out of Syria has also created space for Russia to assume a greater role there, both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.
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"I do not assess that the Saudi ground forces would have ... the capacity to take this fight on," Vincent Stewart, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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It might react to a break with the United States by embracing Russia or China, or by launching all-out war against the Kurds, or by sending Turkish ground forces into Syria.
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Thousands of US ground forces have also been deployed in Europe as part of the program, including a US Army Armored Combat Brigade Team sent into Poland with great fanfare in January.
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Russia joined the war exactly a year ago, tipping the balance of power in favor of Assad, who is also supported by Iranian ground forces and Shi'ite militia from Lebanon and Iraq.
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The U.S. would remain fully committed to the alliance with South Korea: Should North Korea attack, the U.S. would still respond with air and maritime forces and deploy ground forces as necessary.
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Under President Obama, who was elected on a promise to pull American troops out of Iraq, the US has refused to provide the ground forces to fight ISIS in the Middle East.
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Increased U.S. or allied air power would be required if President Donald Trump chooses to enforce 'no fly' restrictions, and ground forces might also be needed to protect civilians in those areas.
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Editorial President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has sought in recent days to cow crowds of protesters with barrages of rubber bullets and tear gas canisters tossed by ground forces and from helicopters.
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The president's Iraq trip came on the heels of his sudden decision to withdraw American ground forces from Syria, which prompted then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis to hand in his resignation.
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Iraqi ground forces have been met with fierce opposition and there are still roughly 50,000 civilians trapped in the city, which will undoubtedly be the site of a bloody and protracted conflict.
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Syrian and Russian warplanes and artillery bombarded a number of areas in and around the city as ground forces amassed to support attacks, a second rebel official from another Aleppo-based faction said.
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"Resorting to a concerted aerial campaign coupled with ground forces that encircled eastern Aleppo city, government forces and their allies employed brutal tactics to force the armed groups to surrender," the report said.
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Obama and U.S. allies balked at the idea, saying it would entail significant ground forces and planes to patrol a "no-fly zone", a dicey commitment in such a crowded and messy conflict.
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That drone was shot down after it dropped one of several weapons it was carrying near a position where coalition personnel are training and advising partner ground forces in the fight against ISIS.
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But it hasn't worked — the continued presence of families has hampered the aerial bombardment of IS positions, and the military's ground forces haven't been able to break through in the ways they expected.
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And it is a far less costly option than sending US ground forces back in the tens of thousands -- something no one on any side wants to see in his or her lifetime.
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Obama touted progress made by the U.S.-led military coalition and local ground forces in taking back territory from the extremist group, eliminating their oil infrastructure and reducing the flow of foreign fighters.
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The review of the military plan comes as American commanders fear that their timetable to take Raqqa was set back after Turkey recently plunged into Syria with ground forces for the first time.
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Backed by Russian warplanes, ground forces from Iran and allied militia, including Lebanon's Hezbollah, have helped President Bashar al-Assad drive rebels from Syria's biggest cities, putting him in an unassailable military position.
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Still, the line between combat and advising has become remarkably thin as Afghan Special Forces, trained to conduct quick commando raids, have for weeks now been used as ground forces outside Lashkar Gah.
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The administration's plan in the war-torn country, where U.S. forces have been for 16 years, will have a heavy emphasis on air support for ground forces and training the Afghan air force.
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It could identify and destroy the aircraft or artillery involved in launching the chemical weapons; it could launch an air attack on the Syrian and allied ground forces advancing on opposition-controlled areas.
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A US official told CNN that the intent was to shift the de-confliction conversations and focus them to be more tactical, sharing where ground forces were located to prevent any accidental targeting.
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Trump announced his decision on Wednesday to withdraw US ground forces from Syria — a move that appeared to take many Republicans by surprise — citing the supposed defeat of ISIS militants in the country.
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Pro-government ground forces have taken bites out of rebel territory from several directions, but have faced tough resistance in street fighting from insurgents who in many cases are defending their own neighborhoods.
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PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when their helicopters collided at low altitude as they swooped in at nightfall to support ground forces engaged in combat with Islamist militants.
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In the field, American warplanes and Kurdish-led ground forces are hunting for the roughly 1,000 remaining Islamic State fighters hiding along the Euphrates River valley near the border with Syria and Iraq.
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That said, the regime's ground forces are stretched thin, and for them to take further territory depends on the Shia militias that Iran has brought into Syria from as far away as Afghanistan.
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Iran has trained, backed and financed the pro-government militias that have bolstered Syrian ground forces, with recruits from Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries, as well as Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militant group.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes hit 45 targets in northern Syria's Afrin region on Sunday, the military said, as ground forces pushed into the area in an operation targeting a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia.
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A year ago, Saudi Arabia talked about deploying ground forces to Syria to protect certain rebel-held areas from the regime, but the idea quickly evaporated as the battlefield swung in favor of Assad.
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Esper said before the NATO meeting got under way that while he had not taken a detailed look at the German proposal, he was supportive, though Washington did not intend to contribute ground forces.
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The downing of the Syrian plane and a string of recent air strikes and skirmishes between ground forces backed by America and Iran, have opened a new chapter in the multi-sided Syrian war.
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But this time Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the head of the Guards' ground forces, said Iran was ready to conduct "joint military operations with Pakistan" against the militant groups to release the kidnapped personnel.
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The Army is fast-tracking an emerging program to engineer a longer-range artillery cannon able to out range enemy ground forces by hitting targets at more than twice the distance of existing artillery.
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But everything changed on October 3, 1993, when his elite helicopter unit was tasked with providing air support for ground forces as they hunted two of Aidid's senior militia leaders in the country's capital.
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Novaya Gazeta, one of the few remaining independent newspapers in Russia, published a brief comment from Russian reserve colonel, participant in Afghan and Chechen wars, and former head of Russian ground forces Rustem Klupov.
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Reporter Javier Mayorca wrote on Twitter on Saturday that the first plane carried Vasily Tonkoshkurov, chief of staff of the ground forces, adding the second was a cargo plane carrying 35 tonnes of material.
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At BGR, Volker advocated a shift of US policy to send lethal weapons to Ukraine — including Javelin missiles, a portable anti-tank weapon manufactured by Raytheon, and a key deterrent to Russian ground forces.
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At least 2000 civilians have been killed since March by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the U.N. says, as ground forces close in on the Islamic State group's stronghold.
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At least 20143 civilians have been killed since March by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the U.N. says, as ground forces close in on the Islamic State group's stronghold.
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Robert Brown, the commander of US Army Pacific at Fort Shafter in Hawaii, suggested that ground forces could use these capabilities to establish "unsinkable aircraft carriers" to facilitate US Navy and Air Force operations.
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" A year later, shortly before the first American ground forces set foot in Vietnam, Johnson told Senator Richard Russell of Georgia, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee: "There ain't no daylight in Vietnam.
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That allowed Turkish forces to invade, prompted American ground-forces and their international allies to abandon their bases in the area, and forced the Kurds to request protection from Russian and Syrian government troops.
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Turkish ground forces pushed into northern Syria's Afrin province on Sunday, the army said, after Turkey launched artillery and air strikes on a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia it aims to sweep from its border.
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Dismissing Trump's comments that "nothing is off the table" in dealing with Tehran, the commander of Iran's ground forces said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic has been hearing such threats since its 1979 revolution.
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This has underscored for lawmakers and members of the public that militarily intervention, particularly the large-scale deployment of ground forces, no longer seems like a solution to the tricky issues confronting the United States.
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The US-led coalition against ISIS relies heavily on airpower to help ground forces from the Iraqi military, Kurdish troops and militias and Syrian groups advance on the terror group's strongholds in Iraq and Syria.
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Savchenko, who had taken leave from her job as a military pilot to volunteer with Ukraine's ground forces fighting against the separatists in eastern Ukraine, was captured by pro-Moscow rebels there in June 2014.
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Residents near border crossings that are typically used by U.S. forces going in and out of Syria from Iraq said they had seen no obvious or large-scale movement of U.S. ground forces on Friday.
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Requirements for a medium utility FVL helicopter, include building a new aircraft able to reach airplane-like speeds while retaining a helicopter-like ability to "hover" and maneuver in close proximity with enemy ground forces.
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These could include identifying and destroying the aircraft or artillery involved in launching the chemical weapons, or launching an air attack on the Syrian and allied ground forces advancing on opposition-controlled areas, he said.
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While troops could be dropped into Syria, the plan did not at this stage involve sending ground forces over the border, Hisham al-Hashimi, who advises several governments on Islamic State, including Iraq's, told Reuters.
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"No U.S. ground forces will participate in the enforcement of the safe zone, however we will remain in communication with both Turkey and the SDF," Esper told reporters, referring to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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McGurk said that ISIS since its apex has lost 27,000 square miles -- 8,000 of which have been taken back during the Trump administration by ground forces primarily comprised of Iraqi, Kurdish and other local forces.
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"Our forces will demonstrate the capability to deploy rapidly, assault a target with integrated air and ground forces, and conduct a rapid exfiltration anywhere in the [Operation Inherent Resolve] combined joint operations area," Navy Capt.
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Syrian, Iranian and Hezbollah ground forces backed by Russian air power at first stabilized the front and then brutally expanded the regime's control ending up by seizing the country's largest city of Aleppo in December.
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Turkish ground forces, backed by air support from a U.S.-led coalition, entered Syria today, drastically escalating the country's role in the conflict with an operation intended to clear Islamic State militants from the border.
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"Our forces will demonstrate the capability to deploy rapidly, assault a target with integrated air and ground forces, and conduct a rapid exfiltration anywhere in the [Operation Inherent Resolve] combined joint operations area," Navy Capt.
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While the government has yet to declare a start date for an offensive, the Syrian army has deployed thousands of ground forces as well as dozens of armored units along the southern borders of Idlib.
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Another mistake was Johnson's decision to not insert American ground forces into Laos to block the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a move that would have transformed the war and reduced the need for American forces.
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They were testing a new motion-based technique, called the two-mass model, which allows them to determine ground forces by using high-speed video of races instead of specially equipped treadmills in the lab.
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Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee threw cold water on reports that the Pentagon is considering recommending conventional ground forces be sent to Syria, saying he doesn't foresee that happening.
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The Pentagon is reportedly considering recommending conventional ground forces in Syria for the first time to augment special operations troops and local fighters as the effort to retake the town of Raqqa ramps up. Gen.
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The Syrian army deployed warplanes against the main armed Kurdish group for the first time during the war last week, prompting a U.S.-led coalition to scramble aircraft to protect American special operations ground forces.
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Owens's father, Bill, refused to meet with Trump after his son's body was brought back to the US because of his anger over the raid, which marked a rare use of American ground forces inside Yemen.
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There were no immediate reports of casualties, as Turkish ground forces pushed into northern Syria's Afrin province after launching artillery and air strikes on a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia it aims to sweep from its border.
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He sent an invitation to embassies and artists but in the end diplomats did not come, having fled the city as eastern Libyan forces started a campaign to take the capital using ground forces and jets.
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Building up the fledgling Afghan air force (AAF) has been a major priority for the NATO-led Resolute Support training and advisory mission in Afghanistan and the AAF has had increasing success in supporting ground forces.
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Both countries have ordered air strikes over the last two days, the first time in history that two nuclear-armed powers have done so, while ground forces have exchanged fire in more than a dozen locations.
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But Cardin told reporters Tuesday he believes the new war authorization should allow for US troops to conduct special operations and other targeted missions in the ISIS war, but that US ground forces should be prohibited.
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In the midst of the political crisis, Iraqi ground forces, backed by American-led coalition air support, have achieved a number of territorial gains against the Islamic State, most recently in Iraq's vast western Anbar Province.
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US military planners calculate the Pentagon might have to send hundreds of additional forces into Syria on a variety of missions to safely withdraw more than 2,000 US ground forces there, according to two US officials.
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The idea was to deter Soviet ground forces and reassure US allies by making clear that the US would be willing to risk nuclear war to block a Soviet invasion of a country hosting the bombs.
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Officials saw the Islamic State's first assault on the Afghan capital as retaliation for operations by Afghan ground forces and American airstrikes that have intensified in recent weeks, targeting the group's stronghold in eastern Nangarhar Province.
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The current fight against Islamic State in Iraq has seen American ground forces grow to some 6,000 on regular deployment, with an additional, unknown, number of Marines on "temporary duty" and not counted against the total.
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Russia's naval facilities in Tartus consist of a couple of mediocre piers and Russia's ground forces in Syria are more of a liability for Moscow than an asset that can be used to project power regionally.
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Soleimani, the Iranian general killed last week, had played a critical role in supervising Iran-backed ground forces to support the Syrian government during the war and coordinated with Moscow ahead of its intervention in 2015.
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Moreover, citizen-led initiatives like the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Promote and the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women have helped ground forces empower young Afghan women through higher education and community development initiatives.
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In any case, the U.S. military has vastly reduced the cost of our presence in Syrian and Iraq by relying on airpower and limited numbers of train and assist forces to support host country ground forces.
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Besides cementing the traditional link of empire, imperialism and autocracy as two sides of the same coin, Moscow probably wants to annex Belarus to set up military bases and deployments for its air and ground forces.
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"The fact that Russia has been managing a ground forces-intensive campaign against the Islamic State and yet has failed to successfully locate and target senior ISIS leaders just highlights deficiencies in their capabilities," he said.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to send ground forces into Syria to tackle Islamic State militants if need be, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, as two more rockets fired by the group struck a border town.
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The ground forces commander for Operation Inherent Resolve, Army Major General Joseph Martin, briefed reporters Wednesday on reports that ISIS used chemical weapons against Iraqi soldiers and U.S. and Australian advisors on Saturday in West Mosul, Iraq.
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Mnuchin and the Treasury Department also announced sanctions against eight senior commanders of Navy, Aerospace, and Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the elite military unit with deep political influence and interests in wide parts .
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"That's why it was especially important to recommit to deconfliction," the official said, referring to a channel established between the two militaries to let the other know when aircraft or ground forces are operating near each other.
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One possibility, Mr. Schiff said, was to avoid restrictions on ground forces that would offend Republicans, but to include legislative guard rails that would allow any member to force a vote on the use of such forces.
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Sunni Arab Gulf states including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said this month they were ready to send ground forces as part of an international coalition against Islamic State, providing Washington takes the lead.
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The government of President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russian air power, Iranian ground forces and Shi'ite militia fighters from Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, has launched a massive assault to crush the rebels' last major urban stronghold.
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Military planners calculate the Pentagon might have to send hundreds of additional forces into Syria on a variety of missions in order to safely withdraw more than 2,000 US ground forces there, according to two US officials.
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Turkey plunged into Syria with ground forces for the first time, using tanks, artillery and air power to help a force comprising United States- and Turkish-backed Syrian rebels seize a border area from the Islamic State.
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Vasily Tonkoshkurov, chief of staff of the ground forces, was on the first plane, according to a tweet from Venezuelan reporter Javier Mayorca, while the second was a cargo plane carrying 35 metric tons of unspecified materials.
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Even with the painfully slow pace of progress by Syrian government forces, Russia is unlikely to introduce ground forces (a politically dangerous move back home), and just as unlikely to abandon its ally, President Bashar al-Assad.
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In early reports of violence, a Syrian rebel group in the northwest said three of its fighters had been killed while repelling an attack from government ground forces a few hours after the plan came into effect.
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After crossing the de-confliction line, the Russian Su-10s "were promptly intercepted by two F-22A Raptors providing air cover for partner ground forces conducting operations to defeat ISIS," Air Forces Central Command spokesman Lt. Col.
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The number of ground forces necessary to take over the oilfields would range from 75,000 ground troops to 300,000 depending on the size and location of the oil that Trump would have the United States take over.
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It was not clear on Sunday whether Mr. Trump's tweets reflected serious planning for a military strike, or if the suspected chemical attack had changed his calculations about the necessity for a withdrawal of American ground forces.
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President Richard Nixon approved B-52 strikes on suspected enemy locations in Cambodia from March 1969, and at the end of April 1970 he sent American ground forces across the frontier to find and destroy enemy sanctuaries.
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Conclusions The Task Force report provided evidence of a fiction to sell a narrative that the war on terror was going well enough not to deploy additional American ground forces to Iraq or at all to Syria.
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If Turkish, Russian or regime aircraft or ground forces get too close to US positions, the plan is for the Americans to engage in standard field procedures and fire flares or signal their position to warn them off.
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Although a hawkish Hillary Clinton promised in Sunday's debate not to use American ground forces in the Syrian civil war, she didn't seem to count US Special Forces or military trainers already on the ground in the region.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition aircraft were sent near the northeastern city of Hasaka, Syria to protect coalition ground forces in response to bombing by Syrian jets on August 18, a Pentagon official said on Friday.
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U.S. officials have said the attacks, which are being closely coordinated with U.S-backed ground forces, are starting to have results, eroding the amount of territory held by Islamic State in Iraq and reducing the group's oil revenues.
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It's likely that the "electronic measures" the ISR aircraft deployed were radio-frequency jammers, similar to the kind that JIEDDO developed to protect ground forces from IEDs during the heights of the US occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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"In some cases before you are allowed to engage, you have to have host nation permission, or the ground forces commander ... has to ask for permission ... go back to the headquarters or host nation, or both," he said.
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In June 2014, prosecutors say that Savchenko, who had been transferred from the air force to fight with Ukrainian ground forces, had helped direct artillery fire in the Luhansk region where a shell killed two Russian television reporters.
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The PMF -- Shia militia first mobilized in 2013 to confront the advance of ISIS -- were key ground forces in the early days of an offensive to push ISIS out Iraq, eventually recapturing several towns from the extremist group.
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What Khalidi found baffling was that, by that morning, the Israelis had already annihilated the air forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan, and were now using their air supremacy to do the same to those nations' ground forces.
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" One of China's top military leaders, Han Weiguo, the commander of the Chinese military's ground forces, said last week that Taiwan should be reunited by peaceful means but warned: "That doesn't mean the problem could be postponed indefinitely.
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A report from the country's Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a prominent defense think tank based in London, said on Wednesday that U.K. ground forces would be "comprehensively outgunned" in a potential conflict with Russia in Eastern Europe.
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ISTANBUL — Turkish ground forces have launched a major offensive against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a suicide bombing that killed 10 German tourists in Istanbul this week, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday.
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"The aim of the operation is to ensure border security and Syria's territorial integrity while supporting the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State," one military source said, adding work to open a passage for ground forces was under way.
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On Saturday, rebels said they had repelled several attempts to seize villages in the Laja region, a volcanic, rugged area that lies between Deraa and Sweida provinces, where most of the ground forces clashes have so far taken place.
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A Pentagon official said U.S.-led coalition aircraft were sent near Hasaka on Thursday to protect coalition special operation ground forces in response to bombing by Syrian jets, and additional combat air patrols were being sent to the area.
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As U.S.-backed and Russia-backed ground forces scramble to capture what is left of Islamic State's caliphate, the risk of accidental contacts between the sides is growing, raising the stakes both on the ground and in the air.
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The German-Dutch air and missile defense cooperation, signed in January and known as Project APOLLO, is part of a broader series of steps that have closely bound the two countries' navies and ground forces together in recent years.
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Instead the Pentagon used the same model it has with some Syrian rebel groups: Libyan ground forces, who were given rudimentary instruction by American Special Operations trainers on the ground, provided basic identification and targeting information for the warplanes.
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The deal, whose details were reported by Reuters earlier, will allow Washington's chief Middle East ally to upgrade most of its fighter aircraft, improve its ground forces' mobility and strengthen its missile defense systems, a senior U.S. official said.
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Under the command of British Colonel Katherine Powell (Mirren, superb in her controlled movement and minor smirks) and working with info from Kenyan ground forces, the two use an armed drone to observe people gathering at a private home.
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The Kurdistan Workers' Party (sometimes called the PKK, short for Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê) is also designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, even as the US has provided air support for their ground forces to fight ISIS.
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Under the existing authorities, American ground forces are not allowed to conduct unilateral direct-action operations in Niger or most other countries in Africa, and the Pentagon continued to insist that it was not involved in combat operations there.
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Instead, Putin is using Iran to provide ground forces and enlisting contractors, like those Cossacks from a private Russian company named Wagner, to fight and die — as dozens did the other day in a U.S. airstrike — on the ground.
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By scattering this new weapon in Iraq and Kuwait, American pilots had essentially placed unmarked, indiscriminate and long-lasting minefields in their own ground forces' path — in this case on a runway other American soldiers planned to reopen quickly.
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As tensions continue to rise between Beijing and Washington, a credible U.S. defense posture against China would instead focus more on physical air, naval and ground forces in the region, as well as strengthening alliances and partnerships with China's neighboring states.
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American strikes have killed Islamic State "emirs" and other leaders in that region, while government ground forces, supported by American Special Operations troops and air power, have driven the group from many areas it had previously held in the province.
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He said Riyadh had expressed its readiness while Barack Obama was U.S. President to send ground forces into Syria if the United States were to add an on-the-ground component to the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State insurgents.
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The Syrian army looked poised to advance into the Islamic State-held province of Raqqa for the first time since 2014, apparently to pre-empt any move by Saudi Arabia to send ground forces into Syria to fight the jihadist insurgents.
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But it's the issues on the battlefield General Townsend is concerned with -- Mosul and beyond, to the ISIS de facto capital Raqqa in neighboring Syria, where he says the US assistance to ground forces will continue and perhaps even grow.
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The Russian bombing of Aleppo — Syria's largest city, which is now almost completely encircled by Mr Assad's ground forces — has continued over the course of the weekend, in spite of the ISSG pledge to begin an immediate rollback of military activities.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO agreed on Wednesday its boldest steps yet to deter Russia from any attack in the Baltics or eastern Europe, setting out ways to rapidly deploy air, naval and ground forces without resorting to Cold War-era military bases.
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The package constitutes the most U.S. military aid ever given to any country, enabling Israel to upgrade most of its fighter aircraft, improve its ground forces' mobility and strengthen its missile defense systems, a senior U.S. official said last week.
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And there are ongoing efforts to turn the PLA from a military dominated by the army to one that better integrates ground forces with the now-peripheral navy, air force, and missile (PLA Rocket Force) units, into joint command operations.
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Despite conflicted feelings — and sometimes outright disdain toward an American-run alliance — more Syrians who fled Isis have turned to this work as US-backed ground forces move to capture Mosul and Raqqa, the crown jewels of Isis's self-proclaimed "caliphate".
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Not only does it contradict what the Trump administration's been saying lately about the ISIS threat, experts say a withdrawal of ground forces will please US enemies by clearing the way in Syria for the Assad regime, Russia and Iran.
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Katz said the plan was for an Iranian naval port, bases for Iran's air and ground forces, and "tens of thousands of Shiite militiamen being brought in from various countries" to fight alongside their Iranian and Hezbollah co-religionists in Syria.
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In September 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the rescue of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, providing air and ground forces that helped, along with troops from Iran, Hezbollah and Iraq, to turn the tide in the country's civil war.
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If there was chaos or war, he was going to stop it, which says he's prepared to introduce ground forces into North Korea, since politically, he can't even stop North Korea from launching ballistic missiles, let alone stop chaos or war.
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Sending in combat troops might be a popular course of action, especially in the immediate wake of a major terrorist incident in the United States, but whatever initial domestic political support exists for using American ground forces could quickly evaporate.
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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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The weapons and equipment will be used by NATO, which on Wednesday approved a new multinational plan to position air, naval and ground forces in six countries along the alliance's borders with Russia for the first time since the Cold War.
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Among the disputes: whether a replacement should have an expiration date, constrain the use of ground forces, limit the war's geographic scope and permit the government to start attacking other militant groups merely associated with the major enemies it would name.
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They have included airstrikes supporting allied ground forces toppling the last two major Islamic States strongholds — Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria — and confronting an aggressive Russian air campaign in eastern Syria backing the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Over the past two years, government forces supported by Russian air power and Iranian-backed ground forces have mowed down one rebel-held pocket at a time, forcing draconian surrenders and killing civilians with prolonged sieges, airstrikes and chemical weapons.
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China now has 163,216 active combat troops in its ground forces, compared with 21992,220 in Taiwan; its budget last year was $144 billion, compared with Taiwan's $10 billion, according to the Pentagon's most recent annual report on the Chinese military.
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Instead, the militants are operating from Syrian towns like Mayadin and Abu Kamal and Iraqi towns like Al Qaim — all Sunni enclaves where the militants enjoy support, and where the American-backed campaign has no ground forces, at least not yet.
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Capturing or isolating Tal Afar from Mosul is a key part of the U.S-backed offensive to take back Islamic State's last major city stronghold in Iraq, by allowing the ground forces taking part in the campaign to complete Mosul's encirclement.
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In the interview, Obama said he did not believe the U.S. could have effected a meaningful result in Syria without a big commitment of ground forces and said that competition between Riyadh and Tehran helped feed proxy wars across the region.
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On Monday, the military added that, not only had it its ground forces killed a group of alleged insurgents, but that, in a follow-up operation that killed an additional seven people, it used a drone for the first time.
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Church bells rang out in the town on the southeastern approaches to Mosul where Iraqi troops, backed by U.S.-led air and ground forces, have been driving back the Sunni Muslim jihadists ahead of a battle for the city itself.
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According to the official, one indicator of the Pentagon's lack of enthusiasm for the project is that the Defense Department told the Army to include a significant amount of aircraft in the ceremony to mitigate the burden on ground forces.
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Their squad mates immediately alerted commanders that they were under attack — then called for help nearly an hour later, as a top Pentagon official said this week — and ground forces from Niger's army and French Mirage jets were both dispatched.
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With names like Joint Stars and Rivet Joint, the American spy planes are trying to track the last Islamic State fighters and top leaders, eavesdrop on their furtive conversations, and steer attack jets and ground forces to kill or capture them.
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The UAE contingent in the Saudi-led Arab alliance played the main role in liberating al-Mokha through the participation of ground forces and by providing fire power from both the air and the ground as well as intelligence, the agency said.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Iraq's Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces arrived in Mosul Tuesday to inspect the ground forces that won back the government area on Monday, according to a statement from the Iraqi Prime Minister's office.
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The aim is not to direct American ground-forces, but to "advise and assist" Iraqi units as they battle an estimated 3000-5000 IS fighters who have held Mosul for two years, since capturing the city with embarrassing ease from Iraqi government troops.
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At the same time, the generals have been blindsided by Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, who has just proposed his own "IDF 2030" programme, envisaging more spending on long-range missiles, cyber-warfare and intelligence gathering, instead of beefing up ground forces.
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Still, he acknowledged that the Air Force was "absolutely" examining the possibility of increasing air power, including to support U.S. ground forces, following Trump's promise of a stepped-up campaign against Taliban insurgents, who have gained ground against U.S.-backed Afghan government forces.
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Iraqi ground forces are working to build on recent gains in Anbar and prepare for an eventual push on the northern city of Mosul, the largest city held by the militants in the "caliphate" they declared across parts of Iraq and Syria.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked two hospitals out of service in the besieged rebel sector of Aleppo on Wednesday and ground forces intensified an assault in a battle which the United Nations said had made the city worse than a slaughterhouse.
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There's no timetable for when that may happen or when the US may begin withdrawing its ground forces from the region, Bolton said, but he reaffirmed that the US will leave northern Syria (though perhaps not withdraw completely as Trump had announced).
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"We announce the preparation of our ground forces and supporting forces in the oil region, and our objective is to overturn the injustice for our people over the past two years," he said, standing in a camouflage jacket in an unidentified desert area.
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Some 195,000 Afghan troops have been trained by the U.S. military, but Aziz cited the country's lack of an air force to support ground forces in operations against the Taliban as a leading reason for U.S. forces to stay in the country.
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The Syrian army looked poised on Saturday to advance into the Islamic State-held province of Raqqa for the first time since 2014, apparently to pre-empt any move by Saudi Arabia to send ground forces into Syria to fight the jihadist insurgents.
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We must refocus and redouble our efforts against the Islamic State and its ilk, even at the risk of getting embroiled in another expansive military campaign — though we should also rely on local Arab and Muslim allies to provide the ground forces.
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"The enemy should not be mistaken in its assessments, and it will receive a strong slap in the face if it does make such a mistake," said General Mohammad Pakpour, head of the Guards' ground forces, quoted by the Guards' website Sepahnews.
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Still, Genevieve Casagrande, an analyst with the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, said that pro-government ground forces remain too few and too weak to come anywhere near winning the war — a problem no amount of Russian bombing can overcome.
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Senator Richard B. Russell, Democrat of Georgia, one of Johnson's closest associates and the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, spoke of relying on air power and naval forces as opposed to ground forces — implying a pullback in troop commitments, not an increase.
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Although the enemy in 1991 did not turn these duds against American ground forces as they had in Vietnam, at least 16 American troops ended up dead and wounded anyway from picking them up by hand, often thinking they were harmless souvenirs.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed six militants who had crossed the border from Iraq and intended to carry out operations inside the Islamic Republic, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the head of the Guards ground forces, said on Sunday, according to state media.
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The Trump administration is facing a torrent of criticism Monday after it unexpectedly announced a full U.S. troop withdrawal from northern Syria to effectively allow a long-planned military operation by Turkey against Kurdish ground forces, who had battled to uproot ISIS.
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Opinion Columnist President Trump's sudden announcement that he's pulling U.S. troops out of Syria and shrinking their number in Afghanistan has prompted a new debate about American ground forces in the Middle East and whether keeping them there is vital or not.
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Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked a major Aleppo hospital out of service, hospital workers said, and ground forces stepped up an assault on the city's besieged rebel sector in a battle that may become a turning point in the 5-1/2 year civil war.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Islamic State militants used a chemical in an attack on Iraqi forces in Mosul over the weekend, and the agent has been sent for testing to try to identify it, the U.S. general commanding coalition ground forces in Iraq said on Wednesday.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian ground forces did not take part in the Syrian army's operation to drive Islamic State fighters out of the city of Palmyra, but the Russian air force did and it will continue assisting Syrian government troops, the Kremlin said on Monday.
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MEROM GOLAN, Golan Heights (Reuters) - Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday that Syria was building up its ground forces beyond their pre-civil war size, an assessment that suggests President Bashar al-Assad's army has recovered from a critical manpower shortage earlier in the war.
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Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked a major Aleppo hospital out of service on Wednesday, hospital workers said, and ground forces intensified their assault on the city's besieged rebel sector, in a battle that has become a potentially decisive turning point in the civil war.
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Townsend declined to openly discuss his recommendations for accelerating the fight against Islamic State but his comments represent one of the strongest signals yet that the U.S. military will not advocate any fundamental shift in a key strategy that relies on local ground forces.
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Afghanistan's NATO-led force said Afghan government forces and U.S. advisers came under fire from Taliban fighters in a compound in Garmsir district and called in an air strike, but the ground forces were not aware of any civilians in or near the compound.
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Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked a major Aleppo hospital out of service on Wednesday, hospital workers said, and ground forces intensified an assault on the city's besieged rebel sector, in a battle that has become a potentially decisive turning point in the civil war.
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Even though the US will maintain troops in Iraq with the capability of launching strikes into Syria, many analysts said a withdrawal of ground forces there would please the enemies of the US by clearing the way for the Assad regime, Russia and Iran.
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Even though the US will continue to maintain troops in Iraq with the capability of launching strikes into Syria, many analysts said a withdrawal of ground forces will please US enemies by clearing the way in Syria for the Assad regime, Russia and Iran.
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According to new reports from inside the Iranian regime, IRGC commander Mohammad-Ali Jafari has thrown his weight behind designating a "Cyber Force" to act as the IRGC's "sixth force" - alongside its ground forces, navy, aerospace, extraterritorial Qods (Jerusalem) Force, and domestic Bassij militia.
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Joseph L. Votel, the commander of American forces in the Middle East, said last week that it was "extraordinarily important" to keep simultaneous pressure on Mosul and Raqqa, if not with ground forces, as with Mosul, at least with a steady pounding of airstrikes.
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CAIRO — Egypt said its warplanes struck militant targets in North Sinai on Friday night, destroying weapons dumps as ground forces raided militant hide-outs, as part of a major offensive against the Islamic State in one of the group's most enduring Middle East strongholds.
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In terms of national security, state of the art tanks like the latest versions of the Abrams are critical tools in increasing the effectiveness of American ground forces, enabling the decisive defeat of the threats outlined in our National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy.
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So-called green-on-blue, or insider, attacks have been a recurring problem for the American-led coalition, most recently on June 10 in the Achin District of eastern Nangarhar Province, where American ground forces are helping Afghan special forces fight Islamic State extremists.
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A senior United States military officer said the deployment of the 82nd Airborne paratroopers and other ground forces was defensive, meant to position more troops in the Middle East who could be quickly deployed to defend or reinforce American embassies, consulates and military bases.
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For the ground forces, many of these devices seek to help the Army soldier or Marine understand the environment around them, see the enemy before they see them, and connect them to vast amounts of weapons, eyes in the sky, and other real-time information.
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The Russians have conducted airstrikes in recent weeks against Islamic State fighters near the northern Syrian town of Al Bab, an intervention that appears designed to help Turkish ground forces and the Syrian militias backed by the Turks in their campaign to capture the town.
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The investigation threw light on the difficult and dangerous work of developing targets for coalition air strikes against Islamic State in parts of Iraq and Syria where the United States does not have ground forces or reliable informants within the population to ensure its intelligence is sound.
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The request from Mr. Abadi comes as Mr. Carter and other Obama administration officials try to convince a weary American public that they have an adequate plan to defeat the Islamic State — one that can succeed without reintroducing large numbers of American ground forces to Iraq.
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MOSCOW, March 28 (Reuters) - Russian ground forces did not take part in the Syrian army's operation to drive Islamic State fighters out of the city of Palmyra, but the Russian air force did and it will continue assisting Syrian government troops, the Kremlin said on Monday.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — As wave and after wave of bombs fell on areas of eastern Aleppo in Syria, ground forces loyal to the Syrian government seized a rebel-held neighborhood on Saturday, intensifying the siege against the rebels and the many civilians who live among them.
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Supply chains While small islands can help a country project power with aircraft and missiles, they also offer a more mundane but vital advantage for any military -- something Saipan gave the Americans in World War II: a place to shorten the supply chain and stage ground forces.
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Israel's decision to send ground forces into Gaza during the 2014 conflict came after 13 Hamas gunmen were intercepted as they emerged from the mouth of a tunnel in Israeli territory about a mile away from Sufa, a small kibbutz near the border with southern Gaza.
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"The main objectives of the maneuvers are: to check readiness of command and control bodies when planning and regrouping troops, cooperation of ground forces and the Navy, improve skills of commanders and staff in command and control when preparing and conducting combat actions," Russia's defense ministry said.
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WASHINGTON — An American fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane on Sunday after it dropped bombs near local ground forces supported by the United States, the first time the American military has downed a Syrian aircraft since the start of the civil war in 2011, officials said.
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But it would surely involve the massive use of air power against Hezbollah positions, even if they were located in civilian areas, In addition, unlike in 2006, Israel might be more likely to make use of significant numbers of ground forces and elite units, coordinated with air power.
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The myopic policy shared by both Mr Obama and President Donald Trump of seeing Syria almost solely in terms of defeating Islamic State has left America without influence there against Iran and torn between Turkey, its prickly NATO ally, and its most effective ground forces, the Syrian Kurds.
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Trump's comment on Friday was included in a lengthy foreign policy interview published by the newspaper on Saturday and came in response to a question about whether, if elected president, he would halt oil purchases from U.S. allies unless they provided on-the-ground forces against Islamic State.
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And in the post-Iraq world, there is an equally understandable reluctance to deploy ground forces to yet another Middle Eastern country, especially since there is no clear hope these forces could resolve what has become a multi-faceted civil war involving proxy forces for Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State has for the first time airdropped local ground forces behind enemy lines near the ISIS-held town of Tabqa in northern Syria, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, opening a new front in the campaign to recapture nearby Raqqa city.
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Even without U.S. ground forces, which by the way we have considered unilaterally withdrawing on occasion over the years, the most timely and effective contribution America could make to South Korea's defense is air power which could be called in quickly from U.S. bases elsewhere in the region.
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They were also part of the gang's hard-core American ground forces: young immigrants, either with or without papers, lost and lonely in a new and violent world, where they have responded to the first institution that has lent them a hand — MS-13, not the United States government.
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The experts I spoke to believe Kim and his generals know that US ground forces are better trained and equipped than North Korean troops, and that North Korea's aging fleet of 1,300 Soviet-era warplanes is no match for Washington's state-of-the-art stealth fighters and other jets.
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The air campaign — which would dwarf the "shock and awe" of the Iraq War in size and scope — would be designed to decimate North Korea's ground forces and destroy the thousands of artillery pieces trained on the South Korean capital before they could be used to level Seoul.
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Since taking office, Mr. Xi has driven an ambitious effort to modernize the country's military, reducing the traditional focus on readying the ground forces of the People's Liberation Army to defend against an invasion of the mainland and increasing the emphasis on technology-dependent naval, air and missile forces.
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The challenge to Beijing&aposs ability to manage this resentment is likely to continue after China announced in 2015 it would reduce the size of the armed forces by 300,000 troops and said last year it would downsize its ground forces further while investing in its ability to project power abroad.
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To an outsider, Israel's wars, such as the incursion into Gaza in 2014 and the Lebanon war of 2006, seem frequent, but the reality for most soldiers and officers, particularly in the ground forces, is one of long periods of low-level operations in which their military skills are eroded.
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"They've got a finite amount of resource that are on the eastern side and the fact that their capability is waning indicates that those resources are starting to dwindle," U.S. Army Major General Joseph Martin, head of ground forces for the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State, told Reuters on Sunday.
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Amid the numerous leadership changes at the top of the Trump campaign -- first former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's firing, then Paul Manafort's exit -- RNC officials have struggled to merge seamlessly with the Trump campaign, and the staff shakeup has led to fits and starts in building out ground forces.
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Riyad Jalal, commander of the Iraqi ground forces, told state-run al-Iraqiya TV Sunday that the town of Hamdaniya, also known as Qaraqosh, had been freed and that authorities were now in the process of bringing back local officials to reopen main public buildings and plan the repair of infrastructure.
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Despite lacking the air-to-air combat ability of the F-15 Eagle and the high-tech stealth capabilities of the F-22 Raptor, the U.S. Air Force still uses the A-10 to support ground forces in close combat more than 40 years after its first flight in 1975.
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After Mr. Romney's performance in that first 2012 debate, Republicans turned out in droves to vote or cast absentee ballots; Mr. Obama recovered in the next debate, and his ground forces mobilized so strongly in some places that he was able to cut back on campaigning in some key states.
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"Americans should know that this is a self-inflicted blow, meaning that they are jeopardizing the security of their own troops in CENTCOM and across the world," General Kioumars Heydari, head of the regular army's ground forces, was quoted as saying on Friday by the semi-official ISNA news agency.
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Earlier this week, the U.S. Pentagon department had said that the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State had for the first time airdropped local ground forces behind enemy lines near the ISIS-held town of Tabqa in northern Syria, opening up a new front in the campaign to recapture Raqqa.
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But they have so far played down expectations of a major escalation or dramatic shift in a strategy that has focused on training and advising local ground forces, pointing to successes so far in Syria and the steady advance of Iraqi forces in the campaign to retake the city of Mosul.
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In one scenario, dubbed "Freedom Drop," US planes or ground forces would hit attacking North Korean troops and tanks with nuclear explosives while nuclear-tipped missiles with yields of up to 70 kilotons, more than triple that of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, would strike key targets inside North Korea.
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"For the first time in decades the U.S. military certified a new machine gun, ammunition, and suppressor at the same time, bringing new innovation, portability, and increased lethality to our ground forces, with all components coming from one company," Sig Sauer President and CEO Ron Cohen said in a statement.
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