troops

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, Israeli troops pulled out of the southern municipality of Dibbin and were replaced by the Lebanese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"The strikes that empty fuel stations for civilians also affect supplies to troops in the south," Rybar, a pro-Kremlin Russian military analysis account , posted on its Telegram account.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

There was no immediate comment from the Iran-backed group, which claimed separate attacks against Israeli troops in Lebanon on Sunday.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

That comparison might sound hyperbolic since Vietnam was a 20-year meat-grinder of a war that cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and something like 3.5 million Vietnamese, both troops and civilians.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

About three hundred troops and eight hundred Filipino guerrillas charge into the camp.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly