Sentences with phrase «air strike which»

The last ability calls in a massive air strike which is great in the outdoor levels for clearing out groups of enemies.

The coalition has launched thousands of air strikes which have hit schools, markets and hospitals, killing hundreds of people - though it says it does not target civilians.

Fallon also described Syria as a client state of Russia as he spoke out against Russian air strikes which are not solely targeted at Islamic State militants in Syria.

You can set a health marker that will heal your units, a smoke screen which makes it more difficult for the units to be hit, a decoy which can direct fire away from your units (or other targets) and, eventually, air strikes which gives you your only offensive ability in the game as the squad leader.

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But he was mired in the Iraq war, and had few options beyond air strikes or another full - scale war in the Middle East, which Israel was pushing for.

U.S., British and French forces pounded Iran's ally Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in retaliation for a suspected April 7 chemical weapons attack, which they blame on Syrian President Bashar al - Assad's government.

The NATO foreign ministers meeting follows the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian agent in Britain, and Western air strikes against Russia - allied Syria, which the United States accused of a chemical attack in Douma on April 7.

Today, its rich history can be gleaned from its ancient streets, which feel like open - air museums with their striking medley of medieval, baroque and postmodern architecture, and in its (distinctively British) customs (think: afternoon tea and driving on the left side of the road).

However, all but two of the strikes in Libya took place under the aegis of Operation Odyssey Lightning, the US air operation which enabled Libyan Government of National Accord forces to recapture Sirte.

His comments came after a missile strike at an air base in central Syria which killed 14 people on Monday and an alleged chemical attack in Douma which killed 70 people on Saturday.

These suggestions strike us as ridiculous — to view God as the cosmic air controller or cosmic metallurgist is to offer a position which is religiously repugnant.

On Sunday, October 7, as the United States began at last its air strikes against the Taliban, I was on an airplane, more than twenty thousand feet above the Midwestern plains» that height from which the square - edged farms and checkerboarded fields seem not quite real: a toy land, a counterpane spread across a giant's bed, a fantasy.

As my Beau and I strolled through the narrow alleyways of the Old Town in Split, we were struck by the intense heat of the Old Town, which entraps the hot air within its high brick walls.

Blackburn may well have been the platform upon which United now start to win matches more comfortably, with an air of confidence and in a manner which will strike fear into the eyes of their title rivals, as up till now they've been lacking in so many qualities needs to really stamp your make on any title battle.

Committee members, publishing their report into the MoD's equipment programmes, also criticise delays to the Joint Strike Fighter programme which will see two new aircraft carriers operating without air support when they enter service in six years.

Nearly six in 10 Americans approve of President Donald Trump's decision to strike at a Syrian air base from which chemical attacks were launched last week, according to a new CBS News national poll.

The crux of the matter is that Britain has indeed waded into the «battle for Islam», which, although it has a concrete military component in the form of air strikes on Isis, is above all a battle of ideas.

Mike Gapes, the Labour MP for Ilford South, referred directly to Mr Corbyn when he said: «Can I remind her and the right honourable member for Islington North that it was a Labour government, with Robin Cook as Foreign Secretary, which carried out air strikes in Iraq under Operation Desert Fox in 1998 without a UN resolution, it was a Labour government that restored President Kabbah in Sierra Leone without a UN resolution, that it was a Labour government that stopped the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo without a UN resolution, and that there is a long - standing and noble tradition on these benches supporting humanitarian intervention.»

Targeted U.S. strikes on the air base from which these chemical attacks emanated were a proportional response to this horrible atrocity.

He has stepped up pressure for MPs to back joining air strikes in Syria after IS claimed responsibility for the November 13 attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people.

The S - 300 sale is potentially a threat to intervention by air in the Syrian Civil War by the U.S. or its allies (the U.K. and France, for example, also participated in the chemical weapons retaliation strike in April of 2018, and Turkish aircraft have intervened in parts of the Syrian Civil War as well, for example, shooting down a Russian jet fighter which was intruding into its air space).

Mr Barber suggested coordinated strike action, the possibility of which was also aired by Bob Crow of the RMT and Mark Serwotka at the civil servants» union PCS - the latter of whom said he would be planning joint industrial action across the public sector if his pleas fall on deaf ears.

The Nigerian military has commenced air and land strikes deep inside Sambisa forest which is believed to be holding the remaining strong...

The Nigerian military has commenced air and land strikes deep inside Sambisa forest which is believed to be holding the remaining strong point of the Boko Haram terrorists.

A cross-party group of MPs and peers will investigate the air strikes, the Government's authorisation of which shows complete contempt for parliamentary democracy.

Worries were heightened after Islamist forces in northern Mali vowed to avenge France's air strikes, which have prevented their forces marching south to the capital, Bamako.

Relations between Afghanistan and the West have been more strained than ever of late following a Nato air strike on Friday, ordered by a German commander, which was said to have killed up to 70 civilians.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D - NY) is standing behind President Donald Trump's missile strike of a Syrian air base last week that was believed to be used for a chemical weapons attack in which innocent Syrian citizens were killed.

This creates an air cushion that causes the raindrop to flatten and spread out, which the team believe would be less likely if the drop was striking a higher friction surface, and may help the splash evolve into a crown (Physical Review Letters, vol 102, p 134502).

UF researchers used erosion data and post-storm nourishment strategies after hurricanes Ivan and Dennis and Tropical Storm Katrina struck the island, which is part of Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach.

Coal industry groups said they hope that the DC Circuit and the Supreme Court, which heard another air pollution case Tuesday, strike down both laws, which they claim hurts jobs and the economy.

An incident laser beam (pink beam at left) strikes the resonator, which consists of two layers of gold separated by an air gap.

Another strategic effort is the U.S. Air Force's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard prevention program, or BASH, which collects data to help map routes that prevent planes from sharing airspace with large flocks of birds.

One striking example, Meyer says, was a neurological test called prepulse inhibition (PPI) in which animals are startled by an unexpected noise such as an air horn.

Reading Manjoo's narrative, which nicely pulls together the different pieces of evidence that saw their first public airing during the just - concluded Apple - Samsung trial, I'm struck again by a path that was filled with more than its fair share of trial and error.

But the courts haven't always struck down EPA emissions trading programs — such as the trading program for nitrogen oxides — and when they have disqualified programs, it was either because agencies failed to follow proper procedure (as was the case with a Bush - era mercury rule that eased requirements on power plants) or because specific statutory goals were not followed (as was the case in the Clean Air Interstate Rule, which wouldn't have necessarily reduced all interstate pollution).

It will also air three reality series (two of them hoping to bolster Friday nights; in fact Fox will be airing only unscripted series Thursday through Saturday, which may come in handy if the rumored writers strike hits Hollywood in October).

Witch Strike This is one of the finest launchers in Bayonetta 2 which can also be used in the air.

In the hands of a lesser director, a movie that features acrobatic sword battles in which the combatants fly through the air might come across as hokey, but Ang Lee strikes the right balance of wonder and hard - edged realism.

Repairing is one of the «battle actions» in the game, which also include a lightning spell, focus fire which makes defenders focus on a single enemy, the ability call in reinforcement, an air - strike Phoenix spells, and a super-powerful Chaos spell.

As a result, Debkafile suggested that had Israel opted for lightning strikes «at an early stage in the conflict, instead of ten days of air strikes, it might have saved heavy Palestinian losses and property devastation, the extent of which troubles most Israelis too.»

More obvious — and striking — changes were made to the bodywork, which featured a massive front air dam and, eventually, a small roof spoiler, a gigantic rear wing, and aerodynamic fins on the front fenders.

The most striking differentiating feature of the e-tron concept from the standard A6 L is a revised single - frame grille, which — like Audi's other e-tron concepts, boasts thin cross-bars and covered lower air intakes, a trademark of Audi's e-tron line.

This is evident from the large air intakes which are both characteristic and striking.

The new models come with a new front - end look with wide, single - piece air intake and a more striking kidney grille which underlines the car's sporty and elegant appearance.

The most striking part is the front end of the car, which is defined with amazing design features like double - kidney grille, round front headlamps and a large air intake in the front apron.

The HCD - 6's most striking feature was its deeply sculpted side air intake system, which saw entire side of the car serve as ducting to the engine.

The front view is a combination of striking air inlets which have a honeycomb structure, a characteristic grille; fog lights in an RS design and standard headlamps integrated with LED daytime lights.

In the succeeding months, which brought the collapse of France, the threat of invasion across the Channel, and the heavy air raids on London and other cities, the Daily Worker seemed to be implementing this policy by encouraging unrest in the forces and among the civilian population, and by advocating stoppages and strikes in industry.

The Pavilion is a fully air - conditioned, single - level unit which offers a Grand Master Bedroom and 2 to 3 guest bedrooms, each with private bath, spacious lounge area featuring raw silk rattan furnishings in striking earth tones, fully - appointed chef - grade kitchen, elegant dining room for six to eight persons, 42» Plasma TV screens, 75» Olympic lap swimming pool, complemented by a six - person hot tub and a kiddie's wading pool, private Professional grade tennis courts, Flood - lit for evening play and private beach.