51.   Turkish troops reportedly have joined forces with the Iraqi Kurdish opposition group, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, or KDP, against the PKK.

52.   U.S. troops will be joining the Filipino soldiers in combat areas as part of a controversial training exercise starting Thursday.

53.   Turkish troops are joining the NATO peace mission in Bosnia in the U.S. sector in Tuzla.

54.   Turkish troops have also joined the NATO mission in Bosnia in the U.S. sector in Tuzla.

55.   U.S. and British leaders gave strong indications that U.S. ground troops would be joining the hunt for Osama bin Laden and his Taliban allies.

56.   Zaire claims Burundi and Rwandan troops have joined the fighting.

57.   He did not rule out that German troops could join such a force.

58.   His troops joined the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in November.

59.   It allows Japanese troops to join non-combat duties under UN peacekeeping missions, while banning the use of Japanese soldiers in UN-commanded military forces.

60.   Bolger told Radio New Zealand a request for New Zealand troops to join the reaction force was being considered.