Sentences with phrase «after the military said»

No - one claimed responsibility but the attack came a day after the military said it foiled a bid by the Islamic State group to expand its network into the predominantly Muslim country.

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The incident — in which Turkey said a Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace for roughly 17 seconds — comes four days after Turkey accused Russia of bombing villages in northern Syria inhabited by Syrian Turkmen and called for an immediate end to Russia's military operation close to the border.
Hours after the attack in Kabul, a suicide bomber in a vehicle attacked a foreign military convoy in the southern province of Kandahar, killing 11 children studying in a nearby religious school, police said.
«This is a great honor and I think a very important state visit given the moment of our current environment,» Macron said Monday after his plane landed at a U.S. military base near Washington.
Xi's comments, reported by China's CCTV, came shortly after Trump added to his recent aggressive tweets by saying that U.S. military options were «locked and loaded» if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acted unwisely.
A Turkish military source said Turkish troops on the border were on alert on Wednesday after the bombardment began.
After all, he says, «the U.S. would likely interfere, or attempt to mediate, and Japan's Self - Defense Forces, though not large, are superbly trained and well equipped, making a Chinese military move extremely risky.»
«We don't even have an ambassador to South Korea,» said Sanders, likely referring to the fact that the nomination of Victor Cha, Trump's original pick, was rescinded last month after Cha expressed opposition to the administration's proposal for a military strike.
After Monday's decision the ministers are expected to ask the European military authorities to set up the mission, sources said.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday that flew about 800 kilometers (500 miles) off its east coast into the sea, South Korea's military said, days after fresh US sanctions were imposed on the isolated state.
The two U.S. Air Force B - 1B bombers were accompanied by two F - 15K fighters from the South Korean military after leaving their base in Guam, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement on Wednesday.
In fact, the Swiss franc rose 1 percent against the dollar on Wednesday morning, as investors looked for safe options after North Korea said it was «carefully examining» a plan to strike Guam, where a U.S. military base is located.
The comments from Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, came one day after The Intercept reported on a top - secret National Security Agency document that said hackers associated with Russia's military intelligence agency targeted a company with information on US voting software days before the election.
Geopolitical fears remained the biggest concern after North Korea dismissed comments from President Donald Trump as a «load of nonsense» and said it was outlining plans for a missile strike near Guam, where the U.S. has a military base, in mid-August.
NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters)- Oil prices jumped on Wednesday, hitting their highest in more than three years on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted missiles over Riyadh and U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia of imminent military action in Syria.
A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were killed Wednesday when a military cargo plane crashed near Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport minutes after takeoff, sending black smoke billowing into the sky, authorities said.
A spokesman for the Georgia Air National Guard says authorities don't yet know what caused a military cargo plane to crash after taking off from a Savannah, Georgia, airport, killing at least five.
** Microsemi Corp, the largest U.S. commercial supplier of military and aerospace semiconductor equipment, is exploring its options, including a possible sale, after it received a takeover approach, a person familiar with the matter said.
A NATO spokesman says its troops shot at Serb protesters after the military alliance's troops were attacked near Kosovo's border with Serbia.
«As we honor our brave military men and women this coming Veterans Day, we should continue to extend special opportunities to transition to civilian life after their service is done,» said Mike Bidwell, CEO and President of The Dwyer Group and a U.S. military veteran.
News agencies are reporting a disturbing story out of Nigeria, where the military has sentenced 54 of its own soldiers to death, after they say the men refused to fight...
In a televised interview after he left the platform in defeat, McCloskey said he had hoped these young Americans would support his proposal (by far the most lenient and reasonable of the draft bills introduced up to now) because it would make our military - defense system more equitable and representative; the present all - volunteer army is made up of more than 40 per cent minority youth.
As of now (hours after the president's tweet), the official defense.gov website says, «Transgender Service members may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military solely for being transgender individuals» and «This policy was crafted through a comprehensive and inclusive process that included the leadership of the Armed Services, medical and personnel experts across the Department, transgender Service members, outside medical experts, advocacy groups, and the RAND Corporation.»
A German intelligence report last year said radical Muslims had travelled to military training camps in Uzbekistan after associating at the mosque.
Robert E. Lee prayed a lot, and said after the Civil War he wished he had never been in the military.
... the generally accepted position of pacifists was that although it was wrong to drop bombs on Germans, Japanese, or somebody else, it was at least permissible to buy the bombs and pay someone else to drop them... [After 1947] many pacifists said they were seeing for the first time that their position of «refusal to give military service» had been a little empty, considering the fact that they were the wrong age, sex, or profession to be called upon.
Wouldn't it be better, say, if he kicked off the draft with either military folks with him (perhaps just after the national anthem) or with some legendary players on stage from the city hosting the draft?
but I say again we are fine with it we do live only 5 min tops from the hospital and it takes 20 min for them to set up an emerg C - Section so by the time we call them to the time we get there they wont even be done setting up and after having been there done that and me having had EMT training in the military I know what to look for as far as signs of probs we are set
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Richard Kwame Opoku - Adusei, says the military will be firm on the ground, after deadly clashes in the Northern Region town last week.
Bridget Bartlett, Deputy Chief Executive at the CIOB said: «Men and women who have served in the military often possess excellent leadership, team working, project management and problem solving skills, all of which are highly sought after in the construction industry.
Rallying outside of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, local U.S. military veterans said Republican presidential nominee Trump is «unfit» to be commander - in - chief and has «no knowledge» of veterans issues a day after he claimed many former service members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder «can't handle it.»
After a fitness app «heatmap» revealed military information, what are your devices saying about you?
Seven of the soldiers were discharged after telling superiors they are gay, and the two others got in trouble when they were caught together after curfew, said Steve Ralls, spokesman for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a group that defends homosexuals in the military.
Trump announced the decision via Twitter, saying it came after «consultation with my Generals and military experts.»
The source said Mugabe is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93 - year - old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup.
He said 24 February every year marked a sad day because after the overthrow of Nkrumah by the military, the country had not been able to recover.
A State Department spokesman resigned after saying the treatment of Wikileaks suspect Pfc. Bradley Manning in military detention has been «ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid.»
The armed group Boko Haram is better equipped than the Nigerian military fighting it, the governor of the region worst hit by the attacks said after more than 100 people died in a village raid.
Her comments came after Jeremy Corbyn was criticised for a speech which was said to link terror attacks in the UK to foreign policy and military action overseas.
Was he not the person former Military President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) declared as the embodiment of the virtues of the Sardauna of Sokoto when he said: «Over 50 years after the demise of Sir Ahmadu Bello; TY Danjuma has virtually picked up the (gauntlet?)
Williams, a Buffalo - area native who decided to raise his family of four children in Central New York after his military career, said he stands apart from Katko and the two declared Democratic candidates - Eric Kingson and Colleen Deacon - because of his experience taking on powerful special interests.
Togbui Adrakpanya said the unanimous decision to enstool Former President Rawlings who is a son of the land as Nutifafa fia has been informed by the fact that he was a military ruler who relinquished dictatorship and embraced democratic rule by making a peaceful handover after his term.
On Sunday the government announced a new package of humanitarian support after Israel said it was ending its military offensive against Hamas, which has said it will hold fire for a week to allow Israeli troops to withdraw.
While giving a detailed analysis of what transpired pertaining to the arms procurement, she said that Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), was part of a committee that deliberated on the use of repatriated funds looted by the late Sani Abacha, and that he requested for the deployment of about $ 322m for the military operations, which she processed after receiving assurances that the money would be well - managed.
Mr Moreno - Ocampo said after the failure of the Sudanese army and Janjaweed to achieve a decisive military victory against rebels he pursued civilian survivors with the weapons of «rapes, hunger and fear».
Analysts says Ghana's poll could help salvage the tarnished image of constitutional democracy in Africa, after last year's flawed elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe and military coups in Mauritania and Guinea.
«Security situation is under control after a meeting with the District Security Council (DISEC), the police and the military this morning» ASP Oppong said.
They said the Army base near Watertown should be spared from deep cuts as the military downsizes after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Some top military brass say they believe all women should now be required to register for the draft, just like men are required to do within 30 days after they turn eighteen.
Buhari, a former military general, had on May 29, 2015, while being inaugurated as civilian president after defeating Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party promised to carry all sections of the country along in his administration by saying «I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody».
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