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

"He's here," says Bozidar Vucurevic, formerly of Karadzic's Serb Democratic Party in the region, "And he's defended not by any special troops but by the people."

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