Troop deployments

Troop deployments

• Spain authorizes US rapid reaction force in south

  Spain's government has authorized the temporary deployment of a force of 500 U.S. marines and eight U.S. aircraft to the southwestern Moron de la ... 

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  Soldiers union: SAfrican troops withdrawn from CAR

  Most of the 200 South African troops in the Central African Republic have been withdrawn from the country where 13 died as rebels ousted the ... 

• Opposition: SAfrican troops must withdraw from CAR

  South Africa's leading opposition party on Monday urged President Jacob Zuma to withdraw troops from Central African Republic, where 13 South African ... 

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  Africa forces' role in Mali faces diverse snags

  West African nations that promised to send troops to fight al-Qaida in Mali are finding it's a lot trickier than they'd hoped to actually get boots ... 

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  Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels

  The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed ...