Once the carabinieri arrived, two hours of negotiations followed before the troops forcibly cleared the road.

Within an hour, Soviet troops had cleared and isolated the area around the government headquarters.

The Spanish troops also cleared some previously mined zones.

In one village, the troops dismounted and cleared the houses on either side of the main street before proceeding.

Early this morning, the troops finally cleared the square after first sweeping the area around it.

Two troops of lancers were clearing the village of Yafa.

Finally his troops physically assaulted the enemy position and cleared it after a hand to hand fight.

"The troops used force and cleared the square," he said.

Investigator Razor stood in the middle of the town, in a small open space his troops had cleared for him.

Rambo eventually finds an old exit vent, near a main road from out of which the troops are clearing.