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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Swedish us troops drill on remilitarized baltic sea island 39a4e7ed 454a 4755 a895 c15749972e57 - The Untold Story

US troops on Gotland beach following amphibious landing drill, part of BALTOPS annual Baltic Sea military exercise in Tofta, Gotland, Sweden on Wednesday, June, 7, 2022. (AP Photo/James Brooks)

Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion seemed such a far-fetched notion to Swedish decision-makers at the start of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea island.

Now, the Swedish Armed Forces are back, and they are practicing with US troops not just how to defend the island with a population of 58,000, but how to take it back from a foreign aggressor, The Associated Press said.

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