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  2. Afghan Army - Wikipedia

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    Basic training had been expanded to include required literacy courses for illiterate recruits. A French Army advisory team oversaw the training of officers for staff and platoon or toli (company) command in a combined commissioning/infantry officer training unit called the Officer Training Brigade (OTB). OTB candidates in the platoon and ...

  3. Sri Lanka Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Commander of the Air Force is the ... In 1995 Mil Mi-24 gunships were acquired for close air support for the army and by 2001 ... Safety, Training by ...

  4. Battle of Okinawa - Wikipedia

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    Bear the temporary shame but endure it. This is an order from your army commander." [38]: 723 Yahara was the most senior officer to have survived the battle on the island, and he later authored a book titled The Battle for Okinawa. On 22 June Tenth Army held a flag-raising ceremony to mark the end of organized resistance on Okinawa.

  5. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - Wikipedia

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    Bhutto had intelligence within the Army, and officers like Major-General Tajamül Hussain Malik remained loyal to him until the end. [92] Nevertheless, General Zia-ul-Haq initiated a training program with officers from the Special Air Service (SAS). [92] Many of Bhutto's loyal officers were ordered to attend the first course. [92]

  6. Seminole Wars - Wikipedia

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    Initially, less than 2000 Seminole warriors employed hit-and-run guerilla warfare tactics and knowledge of the land to evade and frustrate a combined U.S. Army and Marine force that grew to over 30,000. Instead of continuing to pursue these small bands, American commanders eventually changed their strategy and focused on seeking out and ...

  7. Battle of Siffin - Wikipedia

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    Amr ibn al-As was one of the commanders of the Syrian army. [65] Their advance guard was led by Abu al-A'war al-Sulami, who is credited with depriving Ali's troops from drinking water prior to battle. On the other side, Kennedy suggests that Malik al-Ashtar was an inspiration on the battlefield to many of the Iraqis, at one point saving his men ...

  8. Somali Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Somali Chief of Army Dahir Adan Elmi made a pro forma denial of the allegations. [123] He also said that a UN monitoring team had twice visited the government's weapons and ammunition storage facilities in Mogadishu, [ 124 ] where it was shown the arms stockpiles for inspection and had expressed satisfaction. [ 123 ]