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<p>Military advisors or combat advisors are <a href="/facts/Military/kgNmLUnN">military</a> <a href="/facts/Military_personnel/VUB4FQdx">personnel</a> deployed to advise on military matters. The term is often used for soldiers sent to foreign countries to aid such countries' militaries with their <a href="/facts/Military_education_and_training/19cluazx">military education and training</a>, <a href="/facts/Military_organization/M93qdLz7">organization</a>, and other various military tasks. The foreign powers or organizations may send such soldiers to support countries or <a href="/facts/Insurgency/mvmqQYJt">insurgencies</a> while minimizing the risks of potential casualties and avoiding the political ramifications of overtly mobilizing military forces to aid an ally. </p>