Sentences with phrase «coalition forces»

A few years into the wars, American and coalition forces started to realize the twentieth century military mechanism wasn't going to work against a dangerous, dynamic and vastly decentralized enemy.

According to an IEC spokesman, President Hamid Karzai and General David Petraeus, the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, reviewed the proposed list of polling stations on Saturday, which led to the electoral body removing an additional 100 stations that the security forces had said were safe.

In a time of unthinkable hardships, Reyes must lead the remnants of coalition forces against a relentless foe in a war that spans our solar system.

Individual Al - Qaeda leaders have been targeted by coalition forces as part of the «War on Terror» — Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in 2011.

A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the munition landed a few hundred yards from coalition forces and failed to explode.

An administrative building - described by coalition forces as a «command centre» - at Muammar Gaddafi's complex was destroyed last night.

When I was there we weren't being shot at too much because despite what we were being told further up the chain we weren't so stupid as to not go into every village and say «we're not going to touch your poppy» and arguably the upturn in violence against coalition forces came in 2009 and in 2010 when the American marine brigade started saying «oh hang on, weren't we supposed to eradicating poppies?

Players take the role of Captain Reyes via the Retribution, one of Earth's last remaining warships — ultimately leading coalition force remnants against a relentless enemy across the vast expanse of our solar system beyond Earth.

The Pakistani president called on coalition forces in Afghanistan to do more to improve monitoring and policing on the Afghan - Pakistani border.

Maintained the official database of over 250 mine - like contacts identified by U.S. and Coalition Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom / Iraqi Conflict

He added that it was the first known time that pro-Syrian government forces had fired at coalition forces in the area.

Aircraft from other coalition forces have conducted a combined 14 % of strike missions, the US said.

«If you're employing bombs, bullets, rockets, or missiles obviously that's rewarding because you know you're impacting the battlefield to help save Coalition forces,» McGraw said.

Sofge, who stressed coalition forces» efforts to avoid civilian casualties, said the actual process likely takes less time to complete than it does to describe, in part because of the experience they have doing it and because parts of it happen concurrently.

A coalition spokesman told the AP the rules of engagement had been «adjusted» in December, «empowering» more coalition forces «to call in airstrikes without going through a strike cell.»

In the early days, many would agree that yes, coalition forces working to quell insurgencies and defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq, for example, had disjointed visions for how to accomplish this lofty goal.

The ship's 5,200 sailors arm, repair, launch and recover seven to 20 Super Hornet fighter jets every day that drop on average 10 bombs each or reconnoiter in support of anti-ISIS coalition forces.

Burning the Koran is the stupidest thing coalition forces could have done.

As Iraqi coalition forces claw their way into Mosul, the retreating ISIS fighters have booby trapped streets, sent suicide bombers against the liberating army, and used civilians as human shields.

Action by our counter parts in Pakistan, by our allies in the US, by our own coalition forces in Afghanistan and of course by agencies here and elsewhere have all made Al Qaeda weaker than at any time since 9/11.

Coalition forces conducted 10 strikes in northern, central, and eastern Syria on Sunday, in one of the highest number of raids for the campaign in weeks.

His second book, The Prince of the Marshes and Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq, outlines his experiences as deputy governor shortly after coalition forces entered Iraq, and describes his efforts to lead development projects and establish a functional government.

This afternoon he mapped out a bleak landscape in his spending review, but the Chancellor was keen to tell MPs that Waterloo would be restored in time for the 200th anniversary of Wellington's famous victory to mark «a great victory of coalition forces over a discredited former regime that impoverished millions».

After incumbent president Hamid Karzai accepted the need for a second round yesterday coalition forces are contemplating preparing a second round of voting to take place on November 7th, less than three weeks away.

Mr Zardari added that he hoped coalition forces would at least be able to «monitor or account for the crossings over the divide».

Having met with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al - Maliki in Baghdad the day before Mr Hutton travelled to the country's second city, Basra, where British troops have been stationed since coalition forces ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003.

After David Cameron revealed he would «make the case» for the UK to join coalition forces carrying out airstrikes over the country, Mr Fallon said Western troops would «categorically» not be sent in.

International coalition forces accounted for about 40 percent of plastic surgery cases, Afghan National Security Forces for 20 percent, and civilians for the remaining 40 percent.

Anders and Ganz are rescued by Georgian coalition forces, and afterwards they head to the region of South Ossetia upon hearing of a brewing conflict.

«Captain America: Civil War» has screened for critics (our review arrives tomorrow, so keep a look out), and Marvel and its various heads, producers, writers and artistic coalition forces have been doing interviews for the film and various pieces of news are flying fast and furious.

It's even possible to make commentary about the legitimacy of Coalition forces occupying Iraq and Afghanistan by abstracting elements of these nations into a single imagined one.

Team Assault is your standard team deathmatch with Coalition forces facing off against the Taliban.

As I have stated to you and others before, the inability to understand the basic roles of the players in this scenario is the reason why coalition forces will never meet any measure of success in the near future.

Performed security operations to ensure safety of fellow U.S. coalition forces at a rural combat outpost during deployment and controlled incoming and outgoing traffic at entry control points for the entire base.

Additionally we identified over 150 known Local Nationals involved in criminal behavior and hostilities towards coalition forces.

Reduced insurgents» ability to engage Coalition Forces by advising Iraq and Afghanistan police in patrolling techniques.

The United States has said its recent actions against Syrian government forces and allied militia have been self - defensive in nature, aimed at stopping attacks on U.S. - led coalition forces or their local allies.

Tony Benn has called on coalition forces to enter peace negotiations with the Taliban at a protest against the war in central London.

The Taliban have been able to retreat from coalition forces» grasp into the safe havens of the federally autonomous tribal regions in mountainous border areas.

You don't have to thank me for the service and sacrifice I made or have to agree with me on my view about bombing by coalition forces on civilians and continued military intervention in the middle east, you have the freedom to do that.

Mr Brown focused on the mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan where the Taliban hold «safe havens» against coalition forces.

Setup, configured and maintain replication of SharePoint sites to coalition forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The tide of the conflict in Afghanistan has turned in favour of coalition forces, Nick Clegg has said on a surprise visit to Helmand province.

The groups they are moving between are still comprised of jihadists who are battling the Afghan government and Coalition forces.

In recent months, civilians have come under fire, both from ISIS and Taliban attacks and from coalition forces.

The Taliban has also been resurgent in Afghanistan in recent months, reclaiming territory that US - coalition forces had long fought to hold.

Coalition forces are oriented on ISIS in the Euphrates River Valley,» the statement said.

The 55th ECG recently eclipsed 10,900 combat sorties and 66,500 flight hours as they provided U.S. and Coalition forces and Joint Commanders a flexible advantage across the spectrum of conflict.

Coalition forces have moved their bases closer to the front, relaxed their rules of engagement and during the push on Mosul airport coalition advisors were embedded with forward Iraqi rapid response and special forces units.