1.   American troops conducted dry runs and rehearsed the operation with Afghan allies for about two weeks before the assault.

2.   Bell Buckle was where troops training at Camp Forest conducted maneuvers.

3.   But he also suggested that Iraq had no intention of invading Kuwait, citing reports in the Iraqi press that the troops were merely conducting maneuvers.

4.   Canadian military officials said the Canadian troops were conducting an exercise using live ammunition and small arms in a designated training area south of Kandahar.

5.   The center of his power, Baghdad, is a sprawling metropolitan area unsuitable to the kind of special operations U.S. troops are currently conducting in Afghanistan.

6.   The fighting in the north may be nearly over, but Northern Alliance troops are conducting sweeps for weapons and remaining Taliban loyalists.

7.   The possibility that the US troops might conduct raids into Afghanistan does not sit well with Muslim residents of Karshi.

8.   Those troops may conduct special reconnaissance and search-and-rescue missions, which could provide the cover for the search for bin Laden.

9.   Troops have been conducting door-to-door searches for weapons and armed Palestinians.

10.   Troops there conduct live-fire exercises as part of their training.