Sentences with phrase «backed rebels»

This is where Russian backed rebels were active.

After stock indices sleepwalked their way to record highs last month, blissfully oblivious to all the terrible, awful events unfolding in the world — the spread of both Ebola and the equally vile Islamic State, Russia's continued aggression toward its neighbours (remember that time Putin - backed rebels blew a passenger plane out of the sky?)

Karkamis lies just across the border from Jarablus, an IS - held town which Turkish - backed rebels are expected to try to capture in the coming days.

A good example is Blaise Compaore (the link in French explains how he backed rebels in both Mali and Ivory Coast).

After stock indices sleepwalked their way to record highs last month, blissfully oblivious to all the terrible, awful events unfolding in the world — the spread of both Ebola and the equally vile Islamic State, Russia's continued aggression toward its neighbours (remember that time Putin - backed rebels blew a passenger plane out of the sky?)

Additionally, the multi-year conflict between the Ukrainian government and Russian - backed rebels has once again started to heat up.

On Thursday, videos emerged showing Turkish - backed rebels kicking the dead corpse of a female YPG fighter named Barin Kobani and discussing whether she was attractive after stripping off her clothes and cutting off her breasts.

A number of graphic videos have appeared on social media showing Turkish - backed rebels mutilating dead YPG fighters.

The Russian air raids, launched ostensibly to target Islamic State, have mostly hit other, foreign - backed rebel groups, the United States says.

The concert was sponsored by the Congolese Rally for Democracy, a Rwanda - backed rebel movement than began fighting the government in 1998 and now controls much of the country.

«70 MPs sign up for EU referendum Main In public, Tory MPs are backing rebels.

However, with moderate Tories by now seeing Labour as a useful and influential ally, and the government under pressure to offer genuine concessions to coax back their rebels, crucial additional amendments could have been won.

The Russians have argued that it is counterproductive to back the rebels so openly, as this only gives Assad and his allies more reasons to keep on fighting rather than negotiate.

Sir Keir said the Labour leadership had not yet decided to back the rebel Tory amendments but claimed they were similar to ones that had been tabled by the Labour front bench.

«Since 2001, Global Witness has exposed how Liberian logging companies actively organise and oversee the importation of arms for both the Liberian government and Liberian government - backed rebel groups in neighbouring countries (10),» says Blondel.

Not exact matches

A Saudi - led coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting Iran - allied Houthi rebels.

«If I go back, I'll be executed,» said Abdulhamid Zughbi, a 30 - year - old who fled besieged eastern rebel - held Aleppo earlier this year for Turkey, seeking medical treatment for his wife and infant son.

ISTANBUL, March 18 - Turkish - backed Syrian rebel fighters took control of parts of the town of Afrin on Sunday after Kurdish YPG forces pulled out, a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army rebel fighters said.

Assad's government has often criticized Western states for their support for Syrian rebel groups, all of which are regarded by Damascus as terrorists, and has warned that such backing will lead to militant attacks around the world.

Putin claimed that while the Syrian regime was «fully abiding» by the cease - fire, rebel groups (some of which the US backs) were using it merely as an opportunity to regroup, and he accused Washington of being more concerned with retaining its military capacity in the area than with trying to weed out the extremist rebel groups from the more «moderate» ones.

Universal had heard all the stories of Hopper's erratic behavior over the years, first as an up - and - coming actor who had small parts in the James Dean movies «Rebel Without a Cause» and «Giant» (he admired Dean immensely), then as a bit player on a slew of TV shows, where he got little respect and gave even less back.

The two leaders discussed fighting the terrorist group ISIS and Iran - backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, as well as Saudi Arabia's arms purchases from the US.

Lyne: I was actively rebelling against them for a period, but it was also that I just didn't want the life that I saw a lot of people back in my neighborhood leading.

Assad has said he saw promise in Trump's statements emphasising the battle against Islamic State in Syria, where U.S. policy under President Barack Obama had backed some of the rebels fighting Assad and shunned him as an illegitimate leader.

After the key capture of eastern Aleppo in late 2016, Assad and his allies have taken back one area after another from rebels who face Russian air power and lack sufficient aid from foreign states that back them only half - heartedly.

The same day, Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a ballistic missile targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that was launched by Iran - backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Armed opposition and civilians are expected to leave rebel - held areas after Russian backed ceasefire.

And you saw the price rise today on the president «s tweet, on those missiles that were fired, as you mentioned by Iran - backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, just lining up the players here.

U.S. - backed Syrian rebels are continuing to take territory from the ISIS terrorist group.

So when he heard that Saddam Hussein was punishing a group of so - called «Marsh Arabs» — rebels who made their living along the wetland's islands — by cutting off their water supply and draining the marshes, he went back to Iraq to do something about it.

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.

I am looking for authenticity, relevancy, no ovewhelming bands that take away from the experience of worship, clergy who are willing to answer my hard questions, who understand doubt is a stepping stone to deepening my belief, who accept everyone as Jesus did (and we know Jesus was a rebel who accepted and led all sorts of people), who don't feel the need to try to be hip, who speak about things without inserting politics, who are wiling to trash the temple to bring us back to the truth, who will step out of the box of comfort and be real.

In the cosmic war between God and His rebelling creation, the first battle was won by God in Genesis 1 when He pushed the chaos back by His mere word.

The conversion experience would seem psychologically analogous to the following: A child who has been rebelling against parental authority finds the estrangement unbearable; he rushes back into the parent's arms.

He infuriated many by welcoming back into the church a rebel bishop who is on record as saying that Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler did not have a systematic plan to murder Europe's Jews.

You prove that you don't know your heritage, and like all bad behaviored children, rebel... you don't know that you are jumping from the frying pan (satan's lies) into the fire (Jesus truth after He comes back).

The entrance of the Egyptian army into the path through the Red Sea demonstrates that if a group of people persists in rebelling against God, there comes a time when not even God can hold back the consequences of such rebellion.

1 — God exists 2 — God desires an expression of His glory 3 — God creates mankind 4 — God loves His creation 5 — Mankind rebels against God 6 — God implements plan to redeem mankind (a demonstration of pure GRACE) back into communion with Him, not because of our worthiness, but only for His glory.

The history of the Jews, recorded with such fascinating candor in the Old Testament, is that of a stiff - necked people who were al ways rebelling against the discipline of the Torah and turning their backs on God.

i play the character in three general characterization; one moment I am a pompous ass hat, the next a gallant rebel fighting the ultimate evil, the back to the anguished bigot.

Yes, He pleads with us and warns us and instructs us to not go down certain paths in life, but when we ignore His pleading and rebel against His instructions, and go in the way He has warned us not go, God does not throw up His hands and say, «Well, I'll be waiting here when you come crawling back to me in pain and agony from how you messed up your life.»

God destroyed the world back in the first earth age (I'm not speaking about Noah's flood, which was regional, not global) because of 1/3 of His angels rebelling with Lucifer to overthrow God.

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Paris offer is not only a chance for us to retrieve money for a contract rebel who looks destined to leave the club within 12 months, but would also allow us to send him abroad, where he could only come back to haunt us in the Champions League.

The need for a win is shown clearly by the boss picking a positive central midfield of Ramsey instead of him bringing Coquelin back, while the contract rebel Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain also keeps his place in the side as summer signing Kolasinac drops to the bench.

The loss likely ended the Rebels» chances of securing a playoff berth, and the defeat coupled with the horrific injury brought back old memories for Ole Miss..

Liverpool did recently swoop for a City contract rebel when they signed James Milner from the Blues on a free back in 2015, though he was never quite as important a player as Silva has been.

After Archie and the Rebels wiped out Tennessee 38 - 0 in Jackson, Ole Miss came back with «You Know Damn Well Who» buttons.

The Gunners are on the lookout for a new right - back this summer, as they fear they will lose contract rebel Bacary Sagna to PSG.

Arkansas went on a 21 - 0 run to get within three, and after the Rebels kicked a pair of field goals to go back up two possessions, the Hogs scored on a fumble return with six minutes left, then kicked the game - winning field goal with four seconds left.