Mapping US National Guard Deployments

George Floyd protests have drawn in the US National Guard throughout the country [Al Jazeera]

Al Jazeera: George Floyd: Mapping US National Guard deployments

Nearly 62,000 American reserve soldiers activated in two dozen states to potentially confront violent protests.

Tensions spiked outside the White House on Sunday, the scene of days of demonstrations amid unrest across the United States against police killings of black people.

The entire Washington, DC National Guard - roughly 1,700 soldiers - was called in to help control the protests. The city of Boston also deployed troops on its streets.

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WNU Editor: A lot of National Guard troops have been mobilized .... Some 62,000 National Guard troops mobilized in coronavirus fight, George Floyd unrest (FOX News).

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