41. In the last three years, the United States has sent military officers, including elite U.S. Special Forces, to train Zimbabwean troops. 42. It allows U.S. special forces to enter a specific area and operate alongside local troops to exchange experiences and train the troops. 43. It is said that the purpose of the U.S. Marines in Okinawa is not to defend Japan but to train the troops themselves. 44. It already has sent military advisers to the Philippines to train troops to fight Abu Sayyaf, extremists supported by bin Laden. 45. Kabbah disbanded it last year and asked the regional peacekeeping force, known as ECOMOG, to help train new troops. 46. KNU troops were trained by European mercenaries, and the Christian leadership reportedly received donations from church groups in the West. 47. Last week, Gen. John Shalikashvili, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that U.S. soldiers will not directly arm or train Bosnian troops. 48. Many will be instructed in how to train additional troops. 49. Nimpagaritse said extremist Tutsi militias in Burundi have trained in Uganda, and Ugandan troops have trained Burundian troops. 50. One of their key demands is the withdrawal of U.S. military personnel here training counterdrug troops. |