combat
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Cooperating with federal partners is essential to tasks including combating “human trafficking on Figueroa” and dismantling international theft rings, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
De-mining the sea is not impossible, but doing so in the middle of active combat ramps up the risk considerably.
From BBC
It houses the air force's key 101st base and is the headquarters of a joint force created by Niger and its junta-led neighbours Burkina Faso and Mali to combat jihadists.
From Barron's
Infantry units are full of older men unfit for arduous combat missions.
A spokesperson confirmed to The Times that Schiff briefed fellow Democrats during a caucus lunch Wednesday on potential strategies for combating such a move.
From Los Angeles Times
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