armed forces

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The former general said the shift aimed to roll back two decades of cooperation with Russia and Cuba, whose advisers helped reshape the armed forces and supplied weapons from rifles to Sukhoi fighter jets.

From Barron's

In a statement to AFP news agency, the French armed forces said the reported incident did "not comply with the current instructions" and appropriate measures would be taken if the report was true.

From BBC

“Bahrain’s armed forces have not conducted strikes against Iran,” a spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Soon after becoming premier the first time, Anutin authorised the armed forces to take whatever action they saw fit on the frontier.

From Barron's

The combined armed forces of the U.S. and Israel have destroyed air-defense systems, drone bases and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal