special troops

Example Sentences

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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

Kryuchkov reacted harshly when dissident KGB officers sounded off in the press about agency meddling in ethnic conflicts or floated proposals to deprive the KGB of its special troops.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was desired that this organization be a volunteer organization, and the application was therefore made for authority from the President, under that law of Congress authorizing the employment of special troops.

From History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition by Parker, John H. (John Henry)