paratroops
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Two IDF divisions and various units, such as combat engineers, paratroops, infantry brigades and tanks, are all operating in Gaza.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
The government poured more than 3,000 troops into the effort, including paratroops and special forces soldiers, according to Sandoval.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
Russian Major-General Alexei Ragozin said the paratroops were handed back after "very difficult" negotiations.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2014
About 800 French soldiers, including hundreds of paratroops, took part in an operation that saw Timbuktu recaptured in January, part of an offensive to oust Islamist rebels from the north of the country.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2013
At the airport across the Chattahoochee River in Alabama, five battalions of paratroops were waiting assignment.
From Earth Alert! by Kris Neville
