The Syrian army responded quickly, deploying thousands of troops backed by tanks and helicopters.

However the Russian troops, backed by their own 30 cannons, were too strong and the Swedes had to fall back.

On Thursday morning, troops backed by jets and helicopters began what military officials promised would be a final offensive.

He ordered troops backed by tanks into the streets to quell mounting popular discontent and street violence.

Japanese forces increased to over a hundred thousand troops, backed by both aerial and naval bombardments.

The marines are attacking here with a force of several thousand troops, backed by more than 300 light armored vehicles to support rapid movement.

The call echoed demands they made before they sent some 1,500 troops, backed by tanks, into Srebrenica.

Late on 11 August, government forces recaptured the town of Ariha after troops backed by tanks entered it.

The French responded by sending 30 troops, backed by six light tanks, to storm the northern end of the bridge.

She had two thousand troops, mostly light cavalry and archers, backed by four companies of pikewomen.