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# Troops

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US sends 300 more troops to Iraq
1 Jul 2014
3.3k
27
Ukrainian president aims to ease fighting with week-long ceasefire
20 Jun 2014
4.3k
19
Hello soldiers: Taoiseach to meet the troops serving in Lebanon
16 Jun 2014
5.3k
29
Militants seize Iraq's second largest city, as troops throw away uniforms and abandon posts
10 Jun 2014
6.4k
101
Mortars target Iraq voting centres as polls open in first election since US troops left
30 Apr 2014
2.6k
25
Five NATO soldiers killed in British helicopter crash in Afghanistan
26 Apr 2014
7.1k
135
Russia is trying to trigger World War III - Kiev
25 Apr 2014
27.8k
247
Ukraine revives offensive against rebels while US sends 'reassuring' troops
23 Apr 2014
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109
Are Russian troops withdrawing from the Ukrainian border? Not as far as NATO can see
1 Apr 2014
5.4k
120
Watch: Irish troops return home from their six-month tour of duty in Syria
31 Mar 2014
19.1k
40
Outnumbered: Ukrainian troops withdraw from Crimea
24 Mar 2014
11.4k
147
Putin seeks parliament approval for the use of Russian troops in Ukraine
1 Mar 2014
10.3k
167
Shatter: No indications Irish troops in Syria are a target
15 Dec 2013
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41
Defence Forces to begin general service recruiting early next year --- Shatter
13 Dec 2013
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192
France to double the number of troops in Central African Republic
5 Dec 2013
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24
France to deploy 1,000 troops to Central African Republic as situation worsens
26 Nov 2013
3.4k
6
Explainer: What are Irish troops doing in Syria?
30 Sep 2013
12.3k
155
Kenyan troops "in control" of Westgate Mall
23 Sep 2013
6.8k
26
Bloody Sunday colonel killed by robbers in Kenya
9 Sep 2013
14.6k
97
UN delays Irish troops heading to the Golan Heights by three weeks
4 Sep 2013
8.2k
77
Shatter to review troops ahead of Syria deployment
3 Sep 2013
5.4k
42
Mexican troops occupy towns amid war between vigilantes and drug cartels
22 May 2013
8.8k
45
France withdraws first batch of soldiers from Mali
9 Apr 2013
3.2k
19
French troops at gates of last major city in northern Mali
30 Jan 2013
3.2k
19
Drop in troop flights contributes to decline in Shannon passenger numbers
11 Jan 2013
7.0k
25
Nigerian troops swarm after 40 killed in student massacre
3 Oct 2012
5.7k
8
After 3 years, the last US surge troops leave Afghanistan
21 Sep 2012
2.6k
4
Reports that Defence Forces troops to be cut are 'speculation'
17 Jul 2012
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104
Japan: Troops fly supplies to people cut off after floods
15 Jul 2012
2.1k
3
Francois Hollande makes surprise trip to Afghanistan over troop pullout
25 May 2012
1.0k
5
Nato exit strategy from Afghanistan to start mid-2013
21 May 2012
1.3k
4
Australia to withdraw troops from Afghanistan one year early
17 Apr 2012
1.3k
9
Syria agrees April 10 deadline to pull troops out
3 Apr 2012
595
Syrian troops and gunmen clash in Damascus
19 Mar 2012
753
Six British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
8 Mar 2012
3.7k
54
UN humanitarian envoy refused entry to Syria
1 Mar 2012
499
3
UN to hold key talks on resolution demanding Assad steps aside
31 Jan 2012
511
2
Elation as final US troops roll out of Iraq
18 Dec 2011
1.9k
22
Thirteen NATO troops and four civilians killed in Kabul blast
29 Oct 2011
256
4
Obama: All US troops will leave Iraq by end of the year
21 Oct 2011
366
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