troops move in
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- Government troops are expected to move in to the rebel-held areas by tomorrow morning.
- The general ordered his elite troops to move in quickly and secure the bridge.
- United Nations troops will move in to establish a buffer zone between the warring factions.
- As the protests intensified, riot troops began to move in to disperse the crowd.
- Local residents watched nervously as foreign troops moved in to the city center.
- The commander confirmed that ground troops had started to move in earlier this afternoon.
- Should the ceasefire fail, additional troops are prepared to move in at short notice.
- Peacekeeping troops were deployed and began to move in to the affected region.
- After the earthquake, military troops had to move in to provide humanitarian aid.
- The enemy troops attempted to move in under the cover of darkness but were detected.