Sentences with phrase «ceasefire by»

Theresa May addressed the issue of the humanitarian situation in Syria, amid violations of the ceasefire by militants in the Damascus suburb of East Ghouta.

The fighting flared - up again last week after Hamas violated the previous ceasefire by firing rockets into Israel.

A faction of the umbrella body for Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Congress, IYC, on Thursday insisted that the Elvis Donkemezuo - led bloc remains the authentic one, warning that its name should not be dragged into the politics of the ongoing ceasefire by the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, and other militant groups in the region.

«We can't use Syria as an arena for geopolitical point - scoring or muscle - flexing, and we won't get a ceasefire by pressing weapons into the hands of maniacs.»

Not exact matches

Russia, Haley claimed, negotiated loopholes into a ceasefire deal struck by the Security Council in February.

Premier Christy Clark seemingly softened her position in November by signing a ceasefire of sorts with Alberta counterpart Alison Redford, but her pronouncements remain ambiguous.

U.S. financial markets were little moved by Thursday's data, with attention focused on details of a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine and a surprise interest rate cut and bond purchasing program announced by Sweden's central bank.

The comments come a year after Russia's formal annexation of Crimea — an event that Moscow called Crimea's «reunification» — and as Western leaders contemplate extending sanctions on Russia in order to ensure it abides by a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine.

«We welcome the decision by Israel to withdraw its forces, but both sides must now fully respect the ceasefire to prevent further suffering and loss of life.

Inspired by this vision, the Christian community could never afford to rest content with a mere ceasefire but would strive, one hopes, to live out its faith that God's truth is indeed the world's truth.

Recently, matters got to a head when former Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr. Valerie Sawyerr, responded to Martin Amidu's traitorous rants, causing an unhappy Council of Elders, led by Founder, Jerry Rawlings, to demand a ceasefire.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

The European Union has called for an «immediate cessation of hostilities» in the Middle East, to be followed by a «sustainable ceasefire».

Liberal Democrat MP Michael Moore added his calls for an immediate ceasefire, warning: «For as long as the US, and, by extension, the UK, tolerate the disproportionate military response by the Israelis, the diplomatic efforts will be undermined completely.»

The vagueness was not corrected by the 1972 Indo - Pak Simla Agreement, which renamed the Ceasefire Line as the Line of Control.

The ceasefire agreement spelled out some details — for example, FARC members can prepare for reintegration into civilian life by using these zones, which will have a one - kilometer wide safety ring.

This of course could not happen, ceasefire was broken (again mainly by rebels), so called «moderates» disappeared and currently FSA is made mostly by various jihadi groups.

But by the end of the day, the two arch rivals approached a ceasefire, agreeing to work together to find savings on both programs.

As the ceasefire entered its third day, the human rights organisation published a series of disturbing testimonials by workers on the ground strongly suggesting Israeli forces broke the Fourth Geneva Convention.

This is the second bombing effected by the militants since the Federal Government called for a two - week ceasefire and the need for dialogue but the militants rebuffed the entreaty.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

Mr Alexander explained that the UK wanted the temporary unilateral ceasefire, put under strain by exchanges of missile fire earlier today, into a lasting peace.

After a day - long conference in London on how to move forward the political process in Libya, other developments included: An admission the Coalition did not yet fully know who made up the opposition, which came after Nato said American intelligence had shown «flickers» of al Qaeda among the rebels; A suggestion the Coalition would be prepared to see Colonel Gaddafi go into exile if a country was willing to take him; A claim by the Italians that several nations were working on a deal involving a ceasefire, exile for Gaddafi and a talks framework between Libya's tribal leaders and opposition figures; Nick Clegg warning about the «danger of overreaching» during a speech in Mexico, but stressing liberal interventionism must be upheld.

Any act of insurgency tht lasts more than 48 hours in any country, d government of d day has a hand in it... This is d 1st country on earth tht «ll b begging 2 v a ceasefire agreement «th terrorists tht r being overwhelmed by d country's Armed Forces..

A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, recently observed that the Military drill codenamed, «Operation Crocodile Smile» in the Niger Delta region may jeopardise the ceasefire earlier announced by militant groups.

The ceasefire agreement was expectedly greeted with scepticism by the Nigerian military, who gave the sect a period of one month during which there had to be no attacks on any public place or military installation before they would take them seriously.

One is called Violence Interrupters and the other is Ceasefire, groups spearheaded by reformed gangbangers willing to put their butts on the line by calling for cooler heads to prevail when tempers start to flare on the mean streets of the ghetto.

ONLINE CRITICISM By Paul Brunick Time for a ceasefire between the Old School and Young Turk factions

If international media wanted to provide their readers with real and useful information, they could report on a joint statistical analysis performed by the University of Tel Aviv, MIT and a Harvard graduate student that demonstrates that 79 % of all ceasefires were violated by Israel, 8 % by Palestinians and 13 % by both sides on the same day; and that of twenty - five ceasefires lasting longer than a week Israel violated twenty - four; and that Israel violated all fourteen ceasefires that lasted longer than nine days.1

In Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914, John Hendrix offers a moving account of the holiday ceasefire achieved by soldiers fighting at the French - Belgian border.

Longer term, if oil prices rebound (as we believe they ultimately will), and if Russia adheres fully enough to the ceasefire to get sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe lifted, Russian companies could recover swiftly and in a stronger competitive position than before.

The year 1993 is marked in many people's minds by several major events: the creation of new countries in the Balkans; the retirement of Michael Jordan from basketball; the inauguration of Bill Clinton as the 42nd president of the USA; the implementation of the «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» policy for gay service members of the military; the height of the AIDS crisis; the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel; the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, establishing the concept of a single European currency, and the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nelson Mandela and President F.W. de Klerk.

His capture was followed by the detention of 21 Filipino UNDOF observers by rebels, which forced the mission to scale back patrols along a ceasefire line between the Israeli - occupied Golan Heights and Syria.

Lord Goldsmith's argument was that the authority to use force given by the Security Council 12 years earlier during the first Gulf war, and which was followed by a ceasefire a few months later, could still be relied on.