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November 2, 2002

The U.S. Marine 24th MEU (2,300 marines and sailors), left Kosovo in October and headed for the Persian Gulf for desert training. There are also some 800 marines in Djibouti (just north of Somalia), in addition to the Special Forces and CIA people already there.