We also, I think, have to recognize that we'll have logistical troops, trainers, and even special operations troops, in the country, for many many months ahead.
The forces, along with special operations troops, have prevented feuding between the Turks and the Kurds.
More U.S. special operations troops were on their way into Afghanistan to help coordinate U.S. and Northern Alliance strikes, he said.
After his death, special operations troops from the United States and Australia lined up to give him his final send-off from Afghanistan.
CNN's Walter Rodgers saw two convoys of U.S. Special Forces troops in the heart of the Tora Bora area that appeared to be leaving.
The United States has used special operations troops in southern Afghanistan to seek out officials of the Taliban and al Qaeda, bin Laden's organization.
For weeks, an unknown number of U.S. Special Forces troops have been involved in the effort that drove al Qaeda fighters out of the Tora Bora area.
The commander of the Iraqi army's 5th Corps and the governor-general are expected to surrender to U.S. special operations troops in the Mosul area, U.S. military sources told CNN on Thursday.
The military tried to negotiate with the militants, but their demands to release militants held prisoner in Algeria were deemed unreasonable, leading to intervention by special forces troops backed by the Algerian Air Force, Sallal said.
Last week, an Afghan policeman gunned down and killed at least three U.S. special-operations troops in neighboring Helmand province.
France, Djibouti's former colonial ruler, still maintains a base in the territory, and America is now in the process of installing a force of 800 special-operations troops.
London-based Olive Security provides former British Special Air Service troops--one unarmed guard for every four or so engineers who go out on a job--to drive and offer a show of muscle.
He paid special tribute to troops who have been scarred in one way or another while serving their nations, stressing the importance of giving them supporting well after they leave the battlefield.
The Register's Lew Page further extrapolates that could mean that a group of undercover operatives or special-forces troops would be able to be dispersed near a target and hone in on a particular cellphone, or other electronic device for that matter, and then proceed to track it with no one the wiser.
ENGADGET: DARPA's "Gandalf" project aims to hone in on cellphones and track 'em
Russia responded swiftly, deploying hundreds of troops and special forces with orders to shoot to kill.
There are 46, 000 troops in Special Operations Command, which is based at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.
U.S. Special Forces were bringing troops and equipment into the Harir airstrip near Erbil, Iraq, and another airstrip in northeast Iraq near Sulaymaniyah.
U.S. Special Forces and British troops Wednesday entered the huge complex, located on the outskirts of Basra, northwest of the center of Iraq's second-largest city, British military forces said.
"We have not yet seen signs that Serbian troops or special police forces or paramilitary are moving out, but we've certainly seen preparations for moving out, " said Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon.
There have been several dozen American troops, mainly special forces, in Jordan for the past year assisting the Jordanians.
And Mr. Jackson and his own army of support troops push their special effects to new levels of complexity, continuity and visual logic.
Cohen rejected calls from several congressional leaders to commit ground troops to stop a reported campaign of "ethnic cleansing" by Yugoslav troops and Serbian special police in Kosovo.
Some 29 of the hostage-takers died, while three were captured by Algerian troops during a special forces mission to end the four-day stand-off which began on 16 January.
Some in Obama's inner circle, including Vice President Joe Biden, are advocating a counterterrorism approach that focuses on combating al Qaeda through the use of unmanned drones and special forces without involving additional troops.
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The U.S. troops here are mostly special operations forces providing guidance to American aircraft hitting the Iraqi positions.
He could decide, of course, to split the difference: add some troops while pumping up special operations forces.
But officials are divided about whether women will ultimately serve as infantry troops or in elite special-operations units.
Most of the U.S. troops in Wardak are special operations forces.
In Afghanistan he was largely right to push Tommy Franks to make bolder use of air power and special forces (though more ground troops might have made it easier to capture al-Qaeda's leaders).
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All the same, the thinking seems to be that, when most of the 13, 500 servicemen in Ulster and 10, 000 in and around Iraq come home, fewer infantrymen, but more niche troops (logisticians, special forces and so on) will be needed.
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