Sentences with phrase «coalition forces as»

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«We have made visible actions in deploying US forces as part of the coalition in and around Manbij to reassure and deter — that's to deter parties from attacking any other parties other than ISIS itself,» he said, using another acronym for IS.

Capt. Kathleen Atanasoff, a spokeswoman for AFCENT, cautioned that the numbers released by the command — which includes assets and actions under the Combined Forces Air Component Commander, or CFACC — don't reflect the «entirety of kinetic activity in OIR,» such as assets belonging to coalition partners or other U.S. components, like the Combined Joint Land Component Commander and Special Operations Joint Task Force.

France has led airstrikes on Syria as part of the coalition and is believed to have special forces in Syria.

«As long as pro-regime forces are oriented toward Coalition and partnered forces the potential for conflict is escalateAs long as pro-regime forces are oriented toward Coalition and partnered forces the potential for conflict is escalateas pro-regime forces are oriented toward Coalition and partnered forces the potential for conflict is escalated.

He has been forced to operate like a prime minister in a coalition government, pleading for consensus from powerful ministers — such as combustible news head Matt Winkler and terminal boss Tom Secunda — who control resources and decide whether they'll allow anything to get done.

A U.S. - led coalition has been launching airstrikes on Islamic State militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria for months as part of an effort to give Iraqi forces the time and space to mount a more effective offensive.

Within the coalition are two factions: those pushing to play hardball on Capitol Hill by threatening to force uncooperative lawmakers from office in November, and those who'd rather see the debate settled at the congressional negotiating table sooner rather than later, even if it means making policy concessions to companies such as Verizon and Comcast.

Within a year, coalition successes could destroy the group as a major conventional force in Iraq, assuming the administration can answer the «who provides the ground component?»

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.

The so - called program calls for 100 shipping containers with laptops, furniture, and Land Cruiser vehicles will be set up as makeshift, mobile police stations in Mosul and across five liberated provinces, Canadian Brig. Gen. D.J. Anderson, who is director of partner force development for coalition.

Rangers from 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, as part of a combined Afghan and coalition security force operating in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, await a CH - 47 for extraction.

As Iraqi forces push into western Mosul coalition troops are closer to frontline fighting than ever before.

A US - led coalition has been launching air strikes on Isis militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria for months as part of an effort to give Iraqi forces the time and space to mount a more effective offensive.

That religious and ethnic factions have turned on the occupation forces, and on each other as the power vacuum was not fully filled by the coalition - backed new democratic government.

And, should Mr. Ignatieff's coalition decide to force an unnecessary and opportunistic election, Nigel will emerge as chief of staff to a majority Prime Minister.

Merkel diminished as establishment parties suffer at polls German chancellor Angela Merkel will be forced to cobble together a three - party coalition after her Christian Democratic Union fared worse than expected in Sunday's election.

Rounding out the robust ecosystem are important efforts like the Technology Association of Georgia, American Transaction Processors Coalition and the FinTech Atlanta Task Force, as well as dozens of FinTech and related conferences, trade shows and meetups.

As a new benefit cap comes into force, a coalition of churches is warning poor children will be hit the... More

As a grassroots community organizer, I spend a lot of time in coalition and task force meetings, working groups and speaking events.

As mainline Protestantism ceased to be a culture - forming force in American public life, the void was filled by a new Catholic presence in the public square and, perhaps most influentially in electoral terms, by the emergent activism of evangelical, fundamentalist, and Pentecostal Protestantism in what would become known as the Religious Right» a movement that has formed a crucial part of the Republican governing coalition for more than a quarter - centurAs mainline Protestantism ceased to be a culture - forming force in American public life, the void was filled by a new Catholic presence in the public square and, perhaps most influentially in electoral terms, by the emergent activism of evangelical, fundamentalist, and Pentecostal Protestantism in what would become known as the Religious Right» a movement that has formed a crucial part of the Republican governing coalition for more than a quarter - centuras the Religious Right» a movement that has formed a crucial part of the Republican governing coalition for more than a quarter - century.

As the coalition moved Iraqui forces south of the 36th parallel, the Kurds started to come home into northern Iraq.

With the emergence of the black churches, which are engaged in electoral registration drives and are seeking to become a political force as in America, the Coalition parties risk punishment in the marginal seats.

Chair of the Accord Coalition, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, said: «Accord is regularly made aware of qualified teachers who are excluded from jobs at faith schools, including serving members of staff who are forced to leave their post for behaviour deemed to go against a school's religious tenants, such as for seeking a divorce.

In a letter to Mr Turnbull, the chamber argued the move flies in the face of the Coalition's Foreign Policy White Paper which talks about the importance of a «globalised world of individuals» as it would force many Australians to stay at home instead of working in the region.

TXBC board member covered by this conflict of interest policy are the coalition's members, paid or contracted staff, and those serving in volunteer leadership positions (such as committee and task force chairs and members).

The warning came as Iain Duncan Smith champions the rollout of the «claimant commitment», a key part of the coalition's welfare reforms which forces those on jobseekers allowance to treat looking for work as a «full - time job».

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?

According to Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, «the [Saudi - led] Coalition is responsible for twice as many civilian casualties as all other forces put together, virtually all as a result of airstrikes».

Iain Duncan Smith placed his political credibility on the line this morning, as the coalition's benefit cap finally comes into force across the country.

As Operation Odyssey Dawn gets underway, political leaders within the coalition continue to articulate their reasons for resorting to force.

As the electorate becomes more and more fractured, small extremist parties might not actually grow in size (the voter base for extreme views remains the same), but the need to get that last one or two votes to build a majority coalition becomes greater and greater, making the negotiating position of extreme parties much greater, and allowing them to force their platforms onto the coalition in exchange for their vote.

The AfD could end up as the biggest opposition force in the national assembly if there is a re-run of the current coalition of Merkel's conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD)-- one of the most likely scenarios.

Klein was forced to turn in the 2017 Ford Explorer provided him as co-leader of the Senate Majority Coalition.

US president Barack Obama welcomed the vote, saying: «We look forward to having British forces flying with the coalition over Syria, and will work to integrate them into our Coalition Air Tasking Orders as quickly as possiblcoalition over Syria, and will work to integrate them into our Coalition Air Tasking Orders as quickly as possiblCoalition Air Tasking Orders as quickly as possible.»

And it won't make the Conservatives any less electable in five years time, who will be seen as the dominant force in the coalition.

6) As the dynamics that have led to the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol have demonstrated, the EU must be capable to create coalitions.

The curious dance of Saturday's proceedings comes as the WFP, originally formed as a coalition between labor unions and grassroots activist groups, has been somewhat depleted after the exodus of Cuomo - allied unions and is fighting to remain a force in liberal New York.

Electoral reform is viewed as a key policy goal for Liberal Democrat grassroots activists, who many Conservative ministers fear could force the premature collapse of the coalition if they do not succeed in making major policy gains.

The bill is set to slash charities» spending limits by 60 %, restrict their spending in individual constituencies to just # 9,750 and force those involved in coalition campaigning to count all the coalition's spending as their own.

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.

As Iraqi «Chemical» Ali was constantly on television lying about the imminent defeat of Iraq by the Western Coalition Forces, telling Iraqis that the forces of Saddam Hussein were fending off the Coalition Forces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to GhanForces, telling Iraqis that the forces of Saddam Hussein were fending off the Coalition Forces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to Ghanforces of Saddam Hussein were fending off the Coalition Forces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to GhanForces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to Ghanaians.

Business secretary Vince Cable has acknowledged the growth of Ukip as a force in British politics, saying the coalition parties need to start «engaging with them on major issues».

It would be recalled that the ECOWAS Commission said its coalition force in The Gambia would remain for the next six months, as requested by Barrow.

The Blair strategy of the 1990s is defunct because the obvious partner in the centre went into coalition with the Tories and was destroyed as a political force.

«We view Adriano as a powerful force for social justice and we are proud to be part of his coalition of support.»

The New York Farm Bureau has joined a broad coalition of groups that have joined forces to oppose a constitutional convention as the November vote on whether to hold one nears.

This means that, as James Forsyth argues in the Spectator, a virtual dead heat between Labour and the Conservatives, making a coalition with either a possibility, could force the Lib Dems to make a choice that would split the party.

«Her Majesty's government has decided to recognise the national coalition of Syrian revolution and opposition forces as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people,» he told the Commons

After the 2010 general election, as part of the Liberal Democrat — Conservative coalition, he was made Minister for the Armed Forces.

Femi Falana, Human right activist and constitutional lawyer, has thrown his weight behind the third force movement of former President Olusegun Obasanjo known as Coalition for...