Each ally added will allow a player to use an additional six monsters in combat, but be aware that the matchmaking system will be looking to show you results of players that have a similar ally count.

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Pakistan, Afghanistan's closest ally, has agreed to allow U.S. military overflights of its territory if necessary.

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As de Gaulle's man, Mr Foccart became the African leaders' protector and kingmaker, deciding when France should intervene to prop up an ally and when it should allow a coup to remove a recalcitrant ruler.

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With these consequences in mind, it becomes obvious that the United States and its foremost ally in the region, Israel, cannot allow Hamas to succeed in the consolidation of power in Gaza.

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