But Kibumba itself was deserted - not a civilian could be seen in the valley, only troops moving between positions.
But he said only combat troops would be expected to be withdrawn at that time, with a continued presence likely for training.
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He said the reinforcements, which would increase overall UK numbers to 9, 500, would happen only if troops had the equipment and training necessary to perform the tasks asked of them.
The negotiations are continuing, and the outcome is uncertain, but some on the Iraqi side have started to suggest that all American soldiers not only combat troops should leave Iraq within a very few years.
But the commitment that the international community gave was only sufficient only for its own needs - enough troops only to chase out al Qaeda -- and did not address the fundamental problem of Afghans.
But Israeli army officials said their troops only fired when fired upon by Palestinian gunmen.
He'll only increase the number of American troops and there will only be more wars.
Today, only several thousand troops remain there, and more are coming home every day.
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Indeed, a majority of Americans would commit ground troops only against terrorist training camps.
He called for NATO countries to not only send more troops, but also to allow those troops more flexibility.
The British say they are using them to destroy large numbers of Iraqi troops only when they move into open ground.
President Bill Clinton made it plain, through a spokesman, that he considered the meeting's outcome a move in the right direction, though he did not like Mr Milosevic's vow that he would withdraw his troops only if terrorism ended.
"Artificial" deadlines for withdrawing troops serve only to embolden the insurgents and discourage Iraqis and U.S. troops, Bush said.
More troops will only add to anti-American anger and provoke insurgents to attack U.S. forces even more.
Rumsfeld responded that the 6, 000 National Guard troops the president mentioned make up only about 2 percent of Guard and Reserve troops.
Only 1, 500 troops are there now, says Richard Reeve, a security analyst with Jane's information group, and most are Georgians in Russian uniforms.
Meanwhile, in the volcanic outcrops of Mali's north, Chad is the only force supporting French troops in pursuing some of the world's most elusive terrorists.
After all, we had only 40, 000 troops in South Korea, while at the height of the Vietnam War we had had more than 500, 000 in Vietnam.
Disorder ensued, and in 1994 President Boris Yeltsin sent in his troops, only to be forced to retreat after perhaps 14, 000 of them had been slaughtered.
British defence sources said the rules of engagement stipulated the NATO troops could only use force in self-defence or if the safety of the soldiers was threatened.
The army has not budged, even though production delays mean that only 336, 000 troops a third of the total had received their black berets by its birthday this week.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is overseeing the peacekeeping mission, has said in the past that troops will only go in if there is a ceasefire.
After April's heavy casualties in Iraq and the emerging scandal of the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. troops, only 44 percent said they believed the war was worthwhile -- another low.
Dr Carre says the term "best allies" well describes Britain and France - two well matched powers, with similar priorities, who are "the only two nations sending troops all the time, everywhere".
The French, like the Chadians, are hoping to downscale their presence and have said they hope to have only 1, 000 troops left in Mali by the end of the year, down from a high of 4, 000.
America has increased its demands on the president of late because it needs his help in a counterinsurgency strategy that calls not only for more allied troops but also for a clean-up of the corrupt and ineffective government.
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