Pervez Musharraf's embattled administration and said troops would not storm the mosque while women and children were inside.

NPR: Militants in Pakistan Mosque Said Ready to Die

Legionnaires, in the decades that followed, the spirit of your service was carried forth by our troops in the sands of Desert Storm and the rugged hills of the Balkans.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at the American Legion Conference

Rebel fighters have for weeks battled government troops in the area in an attempt to storm the facility and free the prisoners.

NPR: Syrian Troops Advance In Central City Of Homs

Police, firefighters, volunteers and nearly 180 National Guard troops joined forces Tuesday in searching the rubble and securing areas hit by the storm.

CNN: Forecasters: Damage in Oklahoma indicative of EF5 tornado

Where British troops aim to expend no more bullets than is necessary, American troops, confident in their logistical support, aim to vaporise their foe in a storm of fire.

ECONOMIST: British troops face fiercer fights in Iraq

As of Thursday, 157 U.S. and British troops had died in the war, less than half the 358 coalition deaths in Desert Storm.

CNN: Coalition deaths fewer than in 1991