they had removed
-avaient retiré
Past perfect they conjugation of remove.

remove

Some of their neighbors even returned some of the possessions they had removed from the house.
Quelques voisins leur rendirent même certains des biens qu’ils avaient pris.
They realized too late that by destroying the Iraqi army they had removed the only force that could act as a counterweight to Iranian power in the region.
Ils ont réalisé trop tard qu’en détruisant l’armée irakienne, ils avaient éliminé la seule force qui aurait pu agir comme un contre-poids à l’influence de l’Iran.
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