Troop deployments

Troop deployments

• Jordanians protest proposed US troop deployment

  About 300 Jordanians have demonstrated against the proposed deployment of 200 U.S. troops on their nation's border with Syria. Some protesters warned ... 

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  Obama and Bush, partisans who share common ground

  Despite vast differences with President George W. Bush on ideology, style and temperament, President Barack Obama has stuck with Bush policies or ... 

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  Soldiers union: SAfrican troops withdrawn from CAR

  Most of the 200 South African troops in the Central African Republic have been withdrawn from the country where 13 died as rebels ousted the ...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

• Report: Pentagon must do more to stop sex assaults

  A new report required by Congress recommends that the Defense Department assess how well commanding officers handle sexual assault and harassment ... 

• Army may have to extend deployments in Afghanistan

  Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan next year may see their war tours extended because budget cuts will drastically limit training for brigades to ... 

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  Budget cut woes leave military, families uncertain

  With family members waving from a pier, sailors aboard a Navy destroyer left for an overseas mission with more uncertainty than ever about their ... 

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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 ... 

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  Obama sends military one of its own as DOD chief

  President Barack Obama said he was sending the U.S. military "one of its own" Monday as he selected decorated Vietnam combat veteran Chuck Hagel to ... 

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  Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey

  The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from ...