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The increasing American reliance on air power rather than combat troops has shifted the concept of what it means to be “at war.”

The governor said they were now being told to avoid confrontations, but anger spilled over in another confrontation with Thai troops on 4 September.

With congressional support, and within a few months, there were more than 100,000 American troops on the ground in Southeast Asia — and we all know how it turned out.

French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 of Ukraine's allies had formally committed to deploying troops "by land, sea or air" to help provide security the moment fighting was brought to a halt.

The fight against the militants became even more challenging after neighbouring Niger withdrew its troops from a regional force set up to tackle the jihadist group.