During this initial phase, troops would also conduct training.
The move allows troops to hold suspects and conduct searches without warrants.
American troops conducted dry runs and rehearsed the operation with Afghan allies for about two weeks before the assault.
British troops conducted a sweep of the area and shot dead one local man when he failed to stop when challenged.
In 1572 Spanish troops conducted a massacre of some 700 inhabitants who had gathered to hear a peace proposal.
Residential areas were placed under curfew, and Israeli troops conducted house-to-house searches.
Taiwan radio later said that troops on the island were conducting a military exercise when the incident occurred.
The Finnish troops conducted a pre-planned retreat before the overwhelming opposition.
These troops will conduct you to a safe lodging.
But each brigade includes units that provide support, logistics and security for those troops conducting direct combat operations.