Sentences with phrase «air strikes by»

This week, the Kurdish - dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by air strikes by the U.S. - led coalition, breached the old city walls of Raqqa.

However, those who voted for one of the other three candidates back air strikes by three - to - two; while among Labour voters generally, support for air strikes runs at almost two - to - one.

It worth mentioning that IS benefited from the coalition air strikes by marketing itself for all jihadists around the world as the Islamic state that is fighting the evil of the west in general and US in specific, this marketing propaganda attracted many jihadist around the world to join IS.

A new message purporting to come from the leader of Islamic State said air strikes by Russia and a U.S. - led coalition had...

Air strikes by US, British, and French aircraft targeted chemical weapon storage and research facilities.

That price was made clear over the weekend, when air strikes by US, British, and French aircraft targeted chemical weapon storage and research facilities.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - Air strikes by U.S., British and French forces crippled Syria's chemical weapons program and all missiles launched hit their targets, the Pentagon said on Saturday as President Donald Trump declared «Mission Accomplished.»

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 (Reuters)- Air strikes by U.S., British and French forces crippled Syria's chemical weapons program and all missiles launched hit their targets, the Pentagon said on Saturday as President Donald Trump declared «Mission Accomplished.»

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole at the weekend killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists who were part of the group that relocated to Rann and caused the mistaken air strike by the Nigerian Air Force in Rann, on Tuesday.

The successful air strike by the NAF Alpha Jet aircraft followed calls from the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8...

Not exact matches

The increase in air strikes has led to concerns over civilian casualties, particularly after the United Nations reported a spike in deaths caused by air strikes last year.

Houthi supporters hold up rifles as they rally to protest the killing of Saleh al - Samad, a senior Houthi official, by a Saudi - led coalition air strike in Hodeidah, Yemen April 25, 2018.

«If your house is going to be struck by a wall of air or a tornado or a hurricane, you want to be in a place that is structurally sound.»

Russia has threatened to use its air defenses against US missile strikes, and Russian officials have threatened to counterattack if US missiles fly over Syria, potentially by attacking US Navy ships or submarines.

True, Air Canada suffered labour disruptions in the past, including a two - week strike by ground workers in 1978 and a walkout in 1987.

«The federal government is moving to prevent a strike... by Air Canada flight attendants by sending the matter to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for review....

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.

Iraqi soldiers and security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters, backed by U.S. - led air strikes and support on the ground, already control Mosul's southern, eastern and northern flanks, and have advanced on those fronts for nearly two weeks.

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It is likely more modern stand - off weapons like the UK's MBDA Storm Shadow and French SCALP - EG cruise missile along with the new AGM - 158 JASSM - ER (Joint Air - to - Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range) were highly effective in Friday night's strike on Syria by UK, France and the U.S..

On April 14 AQAP announced that one of its leaders, Ibrahim al - Rubaish, had been killed by a U.S. air strike.

Based on intelligence gathered by Syrian and Russian air defense crews from the U.S. strike exactly a year and a week ago on Shayrat Airbase in Syria, air defense crews were likely well - drilled and prepared to meet a U.S. - led attack on their claimed chemical weapons facilities.

Meanwhile, Air Canada is preparing to increase capacity if required in response to a potential strike by WestJet pilots.

Aided by federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, who effectively stripped the unions of their ability to strike, Air Canada prevailed earlier this year.

The strike by the US, the UK, and France in Syria on Friday involved 105 missiles fired from air and sea to rain down thousands of pounds of explosives on three targets suspected of being chemical weapons facilities — but Israeli officials cited in a recent news report characterized it as a failure.

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, told National Public Radio last month that air strikes could have the objective of targeting senior leaders among the Islamist militants, safeguarding infrastructure or «blunting attacks» by large numbers of militants, possibly to counter an assault on Baghdad.

Air Canada was forced to cancel about 75 flights in April when a faction of pilots called in sick — a strike declared illegal by labour officials.

Missile strikes on Syrian government bases overnight killed dozens of pro-regime forces, raising the risks of a wider regional war just weeks after Israel was blamed for hitting an air station in the country used by Iranian elite forces.

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Echoing then - Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's remarks last month, Goldfein said most view the January strike in Libya as a B - 2 strike, but forget that its journey and mission were supplemented by Air Force tankers, maintainer airmen and weapons loaders, among other «family of systems.»

Tanks manned by fighters for Libya's interim government shelled loyalists holding out in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown as NATO jets circled overhead, ready to renew air strikes.

Air strikes have targeted Islamic State mobile refineries that are small and simple enough to be moved by truck.

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The Iraqi government, backed by US - led air strikes, has been trying to push back Islamic State, although Shi'ite Muslim militias and Kurdish peshmerga have helped contain the Sunni insurgents and repelled them in some provinces.

The US has carried out air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq; the first strike in an expanded mission recently announced by Barack Obama.

The US said the air strikes started at around 1.30 am British time, and were conducted by America, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

If you play «In The Air Tonight» by Phil Collins on December 31st at 11:56:40 the drum break will play right as the clock strikes midnight.

Leaders from the Catholic and Orthodox Church in Syria have condemned Saturday's air strikes in the country by the US, UK and France.

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.

A newcomer to Kabul will be struck by the poor air quality, the pollution, and the poverty.

From the air, I was struck by how the trees in Manhattan's Riverside Park were undamaged but gas lines in New Jersey went for miles.

And while that last bit is funny, I don't have as big a problem with a couple thousand here and there for art projects as I do with spending hundreds of millions on air strikes of questionable efficacy that are not part of a larger strategy (not to mention multiple trillion - dollar - plus wars executed by «conservatives»).

I've been so moved by it's words - it's a wonderful collection of essays - and the following in particular struck me this weekend as it echoed what I was feeling in the air.

France was the first US ally to join in air strikes against ISIL in September 2014, when Interior Minister Cazeneuve responded to threats to kill French citizens in retaliation by saying that the government was «not afraid» and would protect its citizens.

Strikes by the US - led air coalition fighting the Islamic State group destroyed 116 fuel trucks used by the jihadist organisation in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday.

ISIS has been repudiated and condemned by a remarkably wide range of international actors, from the US and European states to Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (both participants in air strikes) and Iran.

A Saudi - led coalition, backed by the US and UK, is currently conducting air strikes against Yemen's Houthi - led rebels.

Air strikes can, to borrow one verb used by President Obama, seriously «degrade» ISIS» power by targeting such physical power resources.

The Syrian army can now safely redeploy part of their forces to the front with ISIS, they are now fighting in Palmyra, helped by Russian air strikes.

But the air strikes were also cheered by Democrats hoping for an end to the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the country during its seven - year civil war.