Sentences with phrase «against the rebel forces»

The MoD is still taking stock of the surprise decision of the House of Commons last summer to reject military intervention to punish President Assad of Syria for the use of chemical weapons against rebel forces.

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These have included several air strikes against pro-government forces that have sought to advance towards a U.S. military base in southeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, where the U.S. military has been training rebels to fight IS.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's hryvnia has dropped nearly 80 percent against the greenback this year, to trade at 15,7085 per $ 1 on Monday, off last month's all - time low of 15,8817, weighed by tensions between government forces and rebels in the country's eastern regions.

The Saudi - led coalition against Houthi rebel forces there has killed hundreds of civilians, among them children.

When the Nazis force the population of Warsaw into a ghetto the Jews rebelled and fought back against overwhelming opposition but they didn't give up.

France and Italy have sent officers to assist Libyan rebels in their fight against the forces of President Gadhafi.

Hence admiration and wonder at the inexhaustible life forces of nature is as wholly lacking as the typically modern horror of blind nature against which spiritual, personal life rebels in vain.

And so even their Christian mothers didn't fully understand what it meant to be biblical women and they were rebelling with the world, with the culture, against a role that they thought women were being forced into.»

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

Or maybe their two star players realised that they made a big mistake by not forcing a move during last summers window and rebelled against Ranieri for letting him sweet talking them into staying lol Anyways, it's done and dusted now, and their fans won't be moaning all the while they Keep beating teams like Liverpool.

Likewise, though there have been denials of direct support from the air for rebel operations on the ground, the media reported that rebel advances on towns like Ajdabiya (and others) was only made possible because of coalition attacks against Libya military forces defending those towns.

Their primary target were rebels fighting against Assad's forces.

David Cameron's ability to supply rebel forces in Syria with arms looked increasingly strained this morning, after Boris Johnson and other influential figures spoke out against the plan.

While the remaining forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi still hold out against the rebel militia and its NATO allies in the coastal town of Sirte, the fight for Libya's oil has already begun.

The latest disruption was in response to news that over 100 children have died over the weekend in northern Sri Lanka, where the separatist rebel Tamil Tigers are fighting a last stand against government forces.

Tory rebel joins forces with Labour's Chuka Umunna to warn Theresa May against seeking a «hard Brexit».

Some leadership allies predicted more Republicans would now likely join the 20 GOP colleagues who have rebelled against leadership by signing the so - called discharge petition to force immigration votes.

However, within the last 24 - hours since Mr Hague's comments, the White House has said that Syrian forces under President Assad have used chemical weapons «on a small scale» against the opposition rebels.

David Cameron has delivered a bullish statement on Libya, as the foreign secretary refused to rule out arming the rebel forces amassed against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

In recent days, regime forces have been waging fierce battles against rebels in the northern part of the province, making some advances in Jabal Akrad and Jabal Turkman.

Libyan rebels have reportedly made significant progress against forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi in recent days, making advances in the towns of Gharyan and Zawiya, where a strategically important oil refinery has been captured.

The aide rung the office of one of the rebels to say that unless they produced an unusual name, not associated previously with moves against the prime minster, the cabinet minister (who is not enthusiastic about supporting Brown) would be forced to go on air to back the PM.

As homeless New Yorkers rebelled against the order and others questioned the legality of yanking people off the streets, Cuomo administration officials elaborated on the process, saying people would not be forced to leave the sidewalks.

King John (played with scenery - chewing relish by Paul Giamatti) is royally cranky after being forced to sign the charter at Runnymede, ceding power and independence to the frustrated, overtaxed land - barons who've rebelled against the throne.

I suppose you could read some darkly feminist subtext into Vicky Krieps» bravura performance as a young muse and paramour seizing control over Woodcock and her own destiny, but to do so would be to force Anderson's splendidly slippery creation into a generic mold that it instinctively rebels against.

With Cap and a select few forced to effectively become rebels against their own government and friends, the stage is set for a conflict that will challenge loyalties, rip old connections asunder and change the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever.

Her publicised victories against the Capitol make her an ideal figurehead for unifying revolutionary forces hence the rebel rescue.

Taking over for Patrick Swayze, Thor's Chris Hemsworth plays the leader of a band of rebels, a shit - kicking Iraq War veteran who knows how to survive in the woods and use guerrilla tactics against a much larger force.

As with «The Force Awakens,» we see the I - even - rebel - against - rebels Poe Dameron (dashing Oscar Isaac) in his tiny X-Wing, taking on First Order General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) with not much by way of firepower, but enormous skill and endless amounts pure pleasure in messing with him.

re really taken for granted until they start rebelling against you for being forced into cramped right angles for twelve hours of every day.

It turns out they're really taken for granted until they start rebelling against you for being forced into cramped right angles for twelve hours of every day.

At the time of independence, ethnic groups were unable to achieve self - rule, and ethnic armed forces rebelled against the Burmese government's attempt to exploit their land and control them through what has been referred to as «Burmanisation» or the control and domination of ethnic groups by the dominant Baman tribe.

Compliance training is compulsory — making it seem forced — and in the process instilling a need to rebel against it or avoid taking it up willingly.

Bana's personal account gives a poignant human face to a nearly six - year conflict pitting President Bashar al - Assad against rebels seeking to oust him, in which hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions forced from their homes.

I think most readers and surely most American readers would have rebelled against being force - fed years ago - except that most of them never realized the system existed.

Likewise the Corvette and Frigate that make up the Rebel forces look outstanding, especially against a gaming mat with a space theme.

«The epic, huge super structures of the Star Destroyers contrast against the tiny but brave Rebel soldiers fighting the Imperial forces.»

And it is all the better for it: you can expect a band of rebels in conflict against an empirical force, political backstabbing, and scandalous familial connections between protagonists and villains.

Rebelling against what he saw as the dehumanizing forces of industrialization and consumerism, Merz preferred to work with everyday materials and organic matter, like earth, found objects, and neon tubing.

We bring you the rebel tech forces fighting guerrilla warfare against the big data Dark Lord.

The criticism has grown louder amid the debate over whether Washington should use military force against the Syrian regime, with some lawmakers withholding support until the administration committed to providing the rebels with more assistance.

You can draw a line from Rey seeking out Luke for training to Luke seeing out Yoda, or between the Resistance clashing with a bloodied but by no means beaten First Order in the same way that the Empire came back as a resurgent force against the Rebels.