Sentences with phrase «campaign against that military»

It is public knowledge that Dasuki had served previous administration of General Muhammadu Buhari and General Ibrahim Babangida but was against dictatorial regime of General Sani Abacha, before he sought asylum outside the country where he teamed up with other Nigerians in the Diaspora to campaign against that military dictatorship and entrenchment of democracy.

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The French official said the Turkish offensive in northern Syria «must stop,» saying it is threatening the broader U.S. - led military campaign against the Islamic State group.

He dismissed the U.S. - backed military campaign against Islamic State in Syria as «only a few raids», and said a more comprehensive approach was needed.

You talk about «against leadership» and it's hard not to think about the presidential campaign, in which the winner bashed this department, a man who dodged military service himself, disparaged the service of one of our most honored veterans, Sen. McCain, and engaged in a flamewar with a Gold Star family.

As the U.S. military approaches two decades of persistent campaigns against terrorists and militants, there has become concern that American troops are increasingly ill - prepared to fight a more capable «near - peer» foe, such as Russia.

Reuters reports that Turkish artillery fired into Syria's Afrin region on Friday in what Ankara said was the start of a military campaign against the -LSB-...]

Kenney also noted that Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson was in Saudi Arabia last month for a meeting with dozens of international military commanders from countries opposed to Islamic State, including about 25 actually involved in the military campaign against the terrorist organization, among them top officers from key Middle Eastern countries.

A broader military campaign against North Korea could be considered similar to a NATO regime change operation, but with some differences.

Airstrikes take place almost daily as part of ongoing campaigns such as the battle against the Islamic State, but focused initial missile strikes and military operations can have an abrupt impact on markets.

Another big controversy was his plan to offer 100 Bentleys to 100 Saudi pilots involved in the military campaign against Yemen.

Taliban spokesmen have said that the brutal attacks — which target innocent civilians — are revenge for military offensive campaigns against militants in the country...

FRC gained attention in the last days of the campaign for its advertising against Joseph Cao — a Republican congressman from Louisiana who supported hate - crimes legislation and an effort to repeal the military's «don't ask, don't tell» policy on openly homosexual service members.

Judges 4 - 5 famously recounts Deborah's successful military campaign against Sisera.

In 1814, Captain Maunsel White, at the age of 31, was placed in charge of a white mens militia regiment, named the Louisiana Blues, under the command of Major Jean Baptiste Plauch, who reported directly to Major General Andrew Jackson, commander of the Seventh Military District and the United States forces in the Gulf campaign against Britains blockade of American ports.

Tens of thousands of people are thought to attempting to flee the north - east of the country as the government continues its military campaign against the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Since March 2015, the UK has approved # 3.3 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia, according to the London - based Campaign Against Arms Trade.

Ironically, this international military campaign is playing into al - Qaeda's hands in several ways: by targeting al - Qaeda's own domestic enemies; by employing sectarian rhetoric that plays up Sunni - Shi» ite fault lines previously insignificant in Yemen; by destroying Yemen's military hardware that had been used against al - Qaeda; and by enabling al - Qaeda to exploit the lawless war - torn environment to expand its influence and build alliances among southern and eastern tribes to combat the mutual Houthi foe.

Due to their successful military campaign against ISIS, the Iraqi Kurds could expand their territory by about 40 %.

«The military is not unmindful of the campaign of calumny against our soldiers by paid agents claiming that soldiers are harassing members of the public while performing their constitutional responsibility.

Martins now argues that the general election should also be moved to allow adequate time for the winner to campaign against Democratic candidate Thomas Suozzi and to comply with a federal law that requires 45 days for ballots to be able to reach military and overseas voters.

Martins said the congressional race needed to be moved back if the primary was delayed to allow absentee ballots to get to military voters overseas and to allow him to fully campaign against the Democrat in the race, Thomas Suozzi of Glen Cove.

He is credited with working to restore multiparty democratic rule in Ghana in 1979 through a campaign against a referendum for a one - party military - led State.

But against all the odds and using his military knowledge for campaigning he just won the seat in 2015.

Malliotakis, a state assemblywoman from Staten Island who in recent weeks has sought to distance herself from Trump as she wages a campaign against Democratic incumbent Bill de Blasio, said in her statement that «thanks to our men and women in the military, NFL players have the right to express their personal political views anywhere; except for in their workplace — the football field.»

The World Peace Council was established on the orders of the Communist Party of the USSR in the late 1940s and for over forty years carried out campaigns against western, mainly American, military action.

The presidency has advised the co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Group, Oby Ezekwesili, to watch her comments over ongoing military campaign against Biafra agitators...

19.30 The Stop the War coalition hosts a «Don't Iraq Iran» cultural event to raise money for campaign against taking military action against Iran.

The Prince needs to gain favour with King Louis XIV and hopes dearly to be awarded commmand of a new military campaign against the Dutch.

Another favorite was Lisandro Alonso's Jauja, wherein Viggo Mortensen (who also produced) plays a Danish captain in the Argentine military out on campaign against the local population.

The buildup to this contest was equally, if not more skewed in the ruling party ZANU - PF's favor than the previous election, where a first round victory by the MDC provoked a vicious campaign of official repression by ZANU - PF and the military against the opposition.

This bundle contains 11 ready - to - use Battle Of Somme Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about the Battle of Somme which took place on the 1st of July 1916 near the Somme river in France, and the joint Franco - British campaign that took place against the Germans was considered one of the bloodiest military battles in war history.

Englander's relatively short but immensely powerful first novel is set in 1976 at the start of the Dirty War, a 7 - year campaign by the Argentine military government against suspected subversives.

Test your military skills against human opponents in the multiplayer mode and you can even play the campaign in co-op, leading your parties and building armies together to complete the story as a team.

Through the five - hour campaign, Prophet will briefly interact with various members of the resistance group fighting against CELL's global military force, as well as Psycho who accompanies you throughout most of the game.

✪ 18 battle military campaign to defend your German troops against the Russian menace.

The UEE sells claim licenses for the same reason as any government — to raise revenue to fund public benefit programs, to liberalize its economy, to spur growth and tax revenue, and to fund the military campaign against the Vanduul.

This Halloween, utilize missiles, artillery and tanks to wage a deadly campaign for the restoration of peace to humanity in Z War, an online military RTS which pits you against hordes of evil undead.

Besides being a fantastic read, the interesting thing about Meditations for me is, they were written while MArcus held dopwn had a very demanding day job i.e. he wrote them in his military tent at night, while campaigning against the Goths.

Gore's call to «make peace with the planet» requires an integrated awareness and action against both global warming and global warring, simultaneously — Gore describes the problem as huge, but in limiting it to civilian activities, not including military madness and mayhem, it is not huge enough — if a patient has both diabetes and severe trauma, both conditions must be treated now — militization trumps civilization in the headlines of today and tomorrow — if the truth is that both global warming everywhere and global warring anywhere are linked in the human biosphere, and if that truth is inconvenient to Mr Gore and the civilian scope of his campaign against global warming, lethal consequences for both humans and other species will continue — in cinematic terms, the great «An Inconvenient Truth» must be blended and coordinated with the great «Why We Fight»

Grist Special Report — By Antonia Juhasz on Jun 1, 2017 As people nationwide rallied last year to support the Standing Rock Sioux's attempts to block the Dakota Access Pipeline, a private security firm with experience fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan launched an intrusive military - style surveillance and counterintelligence campaign against the activists and their allies, according to internal company documents.

Campaign Against Arms Trade v. Secretary of State for Trade: Junior Counsel for the Claimant in landmark challenge to the legality of continued licensing of arms and military equipment for export to Saudi Arabia on grounds that weapons may be used in serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Campaign Against Arms Trade v. Secretary of State for Trade (High Court): Junior Counsel for the Claimant in landmark challenge to the legality of continued licensing of arms and military equipment for export to Saudi Arabia on grounds that weapons may be used in serious violations of international humanitarian law.

She is currently instructed by the Government in R (oao Campaign Against Arms Trade) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which is challenging the grant of licences to export arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia for use in the conflict in Yemen.

Conor McCarthy and David Gregory of Monckton Chambers, led by Martin Chamberlain QC and instructed by Leigh Day, are acting on behalf of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) in its challenge to the decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to continue to grant licences for the export of military equipment -LSB-...]

The High Court has heard a challenge brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade («CAAT») in respect of the granting of licences by the United Kingdom in respect of the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in its military operations in Yemen.