The United States has been eager to maintain the international veneer to the increasingly beleaguered allied force, which is dominated by its 130,000 troops.

Now they disagree about whether more American troops should be sent to support the beleaguered forces in Iraq.

Luck wanted to travel back to Africa, but all travel to the beleaguered forces was forbidden.

With a mission as unglamorous as its name, the team has provided a backbone for a beleaguered force.

Dawn found the beleaguered force diminished by five killed and all but one wounded.

American officers said their mission was not just to make the city safe, but also to shore up support for beleaguered Iraqi forces.

When they progressed north, the discovered the beleaguered forces under siege at Ladysmith and Kimberley.

Chief Prince, who led the department for six years, said he was tired of the battling between the community and his beleaguered force.

And they are no doubt attempting to counter the depressing effect of the bombs-over-Baghdad footage on their own beleaguered forces.

Egel had sent them out to find supplies to feed his beleaguered force, and so far they had been riding for three days without success.