special troops

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Sri Lankan police and special troops just stood in a corner and watched the proceedings quietly.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2022

Patrick Gaydon, an artillery officer who had been put in charge of the Stryker brigade’s special troops battalion, which was responsible for governance, reconstruction, and development.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2012

The Interior ministry said about 2,000 special troops were supporting almost 50,000 police, and some moved through the city centre in armored vehicles in a show of force.

From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2011

Army units, including an elite team of 25 special troops with trained snipers, were helicoptered into Ma'alot.

From Time Magazine Archive

The muzzle-loading rifle, employed by special troops since about 1800, came into general use in the armies of Europe about 1854-1860.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various