General Omar Bradley later explained how the local population welcomed the soldiers with open arms.

The local population, here again, welcomed the soldiers of the Battalion into their homes.

Generally, the ethnic Hungarian population welcomed the troops and regarded separation from Romania as liberation.

The Kurdish population welcomed the American troops in 2003 by holding celebrations and dancing in the streets.

The local population has been welcoming, and the pair say they genuinely feel part of the community.

I am sure the Swiss population will welcome taking on those liabilities.

When early Europeans arrived in Bolga, the population welcomed them warmly.

Spain's population, which had been battling fires after a record breaking summer drought, welcomed the rains brought by Vince's remnants.

The local Italian population welcomed the Poles as their liberators.

Furthermore, the local population tended to sympathise with the French, and mostly welcomed them.