The 182 Polish troops defending the Polish fort were expected to resist for about 12 hours.

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There are 20, 000 Western and Afghan troops defending the city.

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And in 1998, Angolan troops joined Zimbabweans and Namibians in defending the other Congo's president, Laurent Kabila, against the rebels backed by Rwanda and Uganda.

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