21.   Paratroopers and other elite troops also have been beaten back by the rebels.

22.   Prabowo was in command of the elite troops at the time.

23.   A convoy of elite Omon troops were attacked in Grozny Sunday morning by separatists who opened fire with grenade launchers and automatic weapons.

24.   As the fight raged, the elite U.S. troops piled into a blue pickup truck and headed out to evacuate the wounded Philippine soldiers.

25.   But elite troops and armored vehicles continued to advance toward the hospital.

26.   Canadian elite troops killed several Somalis under questionable circumstances, in one case torturing a teenager to death.

27.   Canadian elite troops killed several Somalis under questionable circumstances and in one case, tortured a teenager to death.

28.   China says the future garrison will consist of elite troops who have studied the local law, language and customs.

29.   Cossacks, a small but vocal group in Russia, were legendary horsemen and elite troops under the czars.

30.   Dozens of activists were allegedly kidnapped by elite military troops in the months before riots and protests forced former autocratic leader President Suharto to quit in May.