Collocations for troops - noun

crack, elite | additional, extra | armed
a division of up to 6,000 heavily armed troops

allied, government, loyal
troops loyal to the government

enemy, foreign, rebel | auxiliary, paramilitary, regular | combat, fighting | peacekeeping, security | airborne, ground | border, front-line, garrison

deploy, mass, send (in)
They are massing troops on the border. | The UN is sending peace-keeping troops into the trouble spot.

provide (sb with), supply (sb with)
The British Army has provided troops for the UN all over the world.

withdraw | command, lead, order
He ordered troops to shoot to kill if attacked.

call in | quarter, station
Five hundred troops were quartered in a village just behind the front line.

transport | rally | train

fight (sb), kill sb | be based, be positioned, be posted, be stationed
troops based in West Germany

advance, march, move in, move into sth
Allied troops were advancing on the capital.

arrive, cross (into) sth, enter sth, land, reach sth
Russian troops crossed into Austrian territory.

mass
Government troops have massed on the northern border.

guard sth, patrol sth
troops patrolling the border

occupy sth | attack (sb), invade (sth), overrun sth, storm sth, surround sth
Rebel troops stormed the presidential palace.

fire on sb/sth, open fire, shoot sb | pull out, withdraw

deployment, levels, numbers, presence
Various figures for US troop presence in Europe were quoted.

reductions | movements | withdrawal | reinforcements | carrier, ship, train, transport | commander

the deployment of troops, the withdrawal of troops