 Uganda |  Somalia | 🪖 Ground forces | Uganda: UPDF bilateral and AUSSOM troops (AUSSOM allocation 4,500)
Not disclosed | Withdrawn | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | The Observer (Uganda)
Watchdog Uganda
+2 more |
 El Salvador |  Haiti | 🪖 Special operations | El Salvador: special forces and soldiers on a rescue operation
Not disclosed | Announced or pending | Oct 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | Revista E&N
Colombia One
+1 more |
 Algeria |  Niger | 🪖 Ground forces | Algeria: National People’s Army units to Niger
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | RFI
Reuters (via ThePrint)
+4 more |
 United States |  Philippines | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) detachment with MQ-9A Reaper drones to Antonio Bautista Air Base, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Detachment (size not stated) | Confirmed active | Oct 28, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | USNI News |
| United States | Philippines | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, sixth rotation (I Marine Expeditionary Force Marines and Sailors), led by Col. Coby M. Moran to Philippines
Not stated | Confirmed active | Oct 28, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | U.S. Pacific Command (pacom.mil) |
 Egypt | Somalia | 🪖 Ground forces | Egypt: brigade-sized battle group (AUSSOM allocation 1,091)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 | allAfrica
Dawan Africa |
 South Africa | South Africa | 🪖 Ground forces | South Africa: South African National Defence Force members (Operation Prosper) to KwaZulu-Natal province, in support of the police
510 soldiers Confirmed figure | Confirmed active | Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 | The Presidency of South Africa
AP |
| International Stabilization Force | Gaza | 🪖 Ground forces | International Stabilization Force: Morocco, Kosovo, Albania, Kazakhstan, Indonesia (comm…
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | The Times of Israel
FDD's Long War Journal
+1 more |
| Egypt |  Saudi Arabia | 🪖 Ground forces | Egypt: Egyptian armed forces (type not specified) to Saudi Arabia, if Riyadh requests help
Not stated | Confirmed active | Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | Reuters via Al Jazeera |
| United States |  Australia | 🪖 Ground forces | Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 26.3 concludes rotation in Australia
About 2,000 Marines and sailors Estimate | Withdrawn | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 | U.S. Marine Corps release via DVIDS
Australian Department of Defence
+1 more |
 Russia |  Mali | 🪖 Ground forces | Russia: Africa Corps
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch |
 Italy | Italy | 🪖 Ground forces | Italy: Folgore Paratrooper Brigade soldiers (Operation Strade Sicure) to Milan
500 (about 1,300 Strade Sicure troops in Milan in total, per Sky TG24) Estimate | Confirmed active | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | NBC News
Italian Ministry of Defense
+1 more |
 Syria | Syria | 🪖 Ground forces | Syria: Government troops, mainly Syrian Army Fourth Corps reinforcements to Western Sweida front line, southern Syria
About 1,000 more over two weeks, about 3,000 total (per sources) Estimate | Confirmed active | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | The National |
 Burundi |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 🪖 Ground forces | Burundi: army (FDNB) battalions
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | Critical Threats |
 Germany |  Estonia | 🪖 Ground forces | Germany: 4th Logistics Regiment convoys (Brave Blue 26 exercise) to Estonia
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | ERR News |
 Ukraine | Ukraine | 🪖 Ground forces | Ukraine: Operation Vivaldi counteroffensive forces to Donetsk region
At least 277 sq km liberated, per ISW Confirmed figure | Confirmed active | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | ISW |
| Russia | Ukraine | 🪖 Ground forces | Russia: Elements of the 41st Combined Arms Army to Toward Serhiivka, southwest of Dobropillya, Ukraine
Not stated | Confirmed active | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | ISW |
| Russia | Ukraine | 🪖 Ground forces | Russia: 5th Tank Brigade, 37th and 64th Motorized Rifle Brigades to Hulyaipole direction, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine
Not stated | Confirmed active | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | ISW |
 Turkey | Saudi Arabia | 🪖 Ground forces | Turkey: Military technical personnel and air-defense experts (planned) to Saudi Arabia
Not stated | Confirmed active | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | Reuters via Al-Monitor
Anadolu Agency |
 South Korea |  Japan | 🪖 Ground forces | South Korea: Observers at Keen Sword 27
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Stars and Stripes |
 Guatemala | Haiti | 🪖 Ground forces | Guatemala: army contingent
Not disclosed | Withdrawn | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Emisoras Unidas |
| Gang Suppression Force (UN-authorized, multinational) | Haiti | 🪖 Ground forces | Gang Suppression Force (UN-authorized, multinational)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | AP via NY1
DR1
+1 more |
 Sri Lanka | Haiti | 🪖 Special operations | Sri Lanka: Army and police Special Task Force
Not disclosed | Withdrawn | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | Newswire
Le Nouvelliste |
 United Kingdom | Arctic | 🪖 Ground forces | United Kingdom: UK Carrier Strike Group (HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Dauntless) to Arctic and North Atlantic, under NATO command
About 1,200 personnel Estimate | Confirmed active | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | Royal Navy |
| United States | South Korea | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: 3rd Cavalry Regiment (“Brave Rifles”), 18th Korea Rotational Force to Camp Hovey, South Korea
Not stated | Confirmed active | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | U.S. Pacific Command (pacom.mil) |
| United States |  Panama | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: 10th Mountain Division soldiers to Panama, then exercises in Colombia and Honduras; HQ staff to Miami
About 600 (NYT); about 500 plus about 100 HQ staff (Task & Purpose) Estimate | Confirmed active | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | New York Times
Task & Purpose
+1 more |
| United States |  Kosovo | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 1st Infantry Division units, incl. 1st Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade elements to Kosovo
Not stated | Announced or pending | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 | U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil)
U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil) home page: Combined Resolve |
| United States | Panama | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: Joint Task Force-Bravo helicopters, Joint Security Cooperation Group-Panama personnel, airlift to Panama
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 | U.S. Southern Command (southcom.mil) |
| United States | Middle East | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: Theodore Roosevelt CSG and Makin Island ARG with the 13th MEU to Middle East
About 9,000 troops (AP); 9,000 to 10,000 (WSJ) Estimate | Confirmed active | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | AP
Wall Street Journal |
 Chad | Haiti | 🪖 Ground forces | Chad: army contingent, the GSF’s first troops
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | allAfrica
Jamaica Observer
+1 more |
| United States |  Iraq | 🪖 Ground forces | United States: U.S. forces at Erbil Air Base to Out of Iraq; task force continues from Jordan
Not disclosed | Withdrawn | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | U.S. Central Command (centcom.mil) |
| Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya | Somalia | 🪖 Ground forces | Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya: AUSSOM contingents
Not disclosed | Announced or pending | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | Dawan Africa |
| Russia |  Libya | 🪖 Ground forces | Russia: military personnel at Libyan air bases
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 | Africa Defense Forum |
 Rwanda |  Mozambique | 🪖 Ground forces | Rwanda: Rwanda Defence Force and National Police
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | The New Times
Reuters via Engineering News |
| Turkey | Somalia | 🪖 Ground forces | Turkey: training, air and ground units, including F-16s
Not disclosed | Withdrawn | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | Turkish Minute
Africanews |
| United States |  Poland | 🪖 Ground forces | U.S. troops in Poland
About 10,000 (expected level) Official announcement | Confirmed active | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 | Polskie Radio: U.S. troop levels in Poland to return to 10,000 within weeks (July 9, 2026) |
| UNIFIL |  Lebanon | 🪖 Ground forces | UNIFIL: about 7,500 peacekeepers from nearly 50 countries
Not disclosed | Withdrawn | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Naharnet
AFP via Arab News |
| Mongolia, with India and partners |  Mongolia | 🪖 Ground forces | Khaan Quest 2026 military exercise
Not disclosed | Historical | Jun 20, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | The Week: Indian Army to return to Mongolia for Khaan Quest (June 18, 2026) |
 India |  South Sudan | 🪖 Ground forces | Indian peacekeepers with UNMISS in South Sudan
565 awarded the UN Medal in Malakal, including 53 women Official announcement | Confirmed active | Jun 2, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | Telangana Today (PTI), citing UNMISS (June 2, 2026) |
 Pakistan | Saudi Arabia | 🪖 Ground forces | Pakistan: troops, JF-17 squadron and HQ-9 air defense
Not disclosed | Announced or pending | May 18, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | Reuters via Arab News
Outlook India |
 Israel | Lebanon | 🪖 Ground forces | Israeli forces in southern Lebanon
Five divisions plus naval forces (as stated by the Israeli military) Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 19, 2026 | Apr 19, 2026 | Reuters via Al-Monitor: Israeli military publishes map of south Lebanon territory under its control (Apr. 19, 2026) |
| Turkey | Syria | 🪖 Ground forces | Turkish temporary bases in Syria
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | YetkinReport, citing Turkish Ministry of National Defence sources (Apr. 16, 2026) |
| Turkey | Iraq | 🪖 Ground forces | Turkish temporary bases in northern Iraq
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | YetkinReport, citing Turkish Ministry of National Defence sources (Apr. 16, 2026) |
| Turkey |  Cyprus (northern) | 🪖 Ground forces | Turkish forces in northern Cyprus
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Apr 16, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | YetkinReport, citing Turkish Ministry of National Defence sources (Apr. 16, 2026) |
| South Korea |  United Arab Emirates | 🪖 Ground forces | South Korea: Akh Unit, 24th contingent: 145 personnel
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 | The Asia Business Daily |
| South Korea |  Sudan | 🪖 Ground forces | South Korea: Hanbit Unit (UN mission in South Sudan) and Dongmyeong Unit (UN mission in Leb…
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | The Asia Business Daily
KEI |
 North Korea | Russia | 🪖 Ground forces | North Korea: about 11,000 troops (about 10,000 combat, 1,000 engineers)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | The Kyiv Independent |
 France | Lebanon | 🪖 Ground forces | French peacekeepers with UNIFIL in Lebanon
700 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025) |
| France | Estonia | 🪖 Ground forces | French troops with NATO in Estonia
350 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025) |
| France |  Romania | 🪖 Ground forces | French-led NATO battalion in Romania
1,400 Official announcement | Confirmed active | Apr 22, 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | French Ministry of the Armed Forces: operational commitments (page updated Apr. 22, 2025)
Agerpres: Vautrin says French presence in Romania to remain at NATO-agreed level (Oct. 30, 2025) |
| Japan |  Djibouti | 🪖 Ground forces | Japan: Counter-piracy air unit (DAPE) and support group (DGPE)
Not disclosed | Confirmed active | — | — | Japan Ministry of Defense |
