Sentences with phrase «even air strikes»

Not exact matches

Even worse, US air strikes that were first believed to have mistakenly killed 60 Syrian troops instead of IS now appear to have killed regime prisoners forced to put on Syrian army uniforms.

He explained that even when the children did go to school, the constant noise and threat of air strikes meant it was hard for them to focus anyway.

[Khan, 2001] Arundhati Roy's observation supplements this further: «The UN, reduced now to an ineffective acronym, wasn't even asked to mandate the air strikes.

Even now, they're mainly just Air Combat Controllers, directing aircraft as they strike, instead of striking themselves.

It's difficult to place confidence in air strikes alone achieving an acceptable outcome, even if they are vitally needed.

That is because ISIL can not be defeated from the air alone, as even supporters of air strikes acknowledge, and because ISIL's success depends on the vacuum created from a multi-sided civil war.

However, they seem to have been gaining ground as fast as they are losing it, even after the addition of air strikes.

Among voters who would vote Labour today, opposition to air strikes is even stronger, with 57 % backing Mr Corbyn's stance and just 23 % backing the Prime Minister's position.

It further illustrates the fact that even though we've killed Osama bin Laden, Anwar al Awlaki [a key AQAP operative who died in a September 2011 drone air strike] and several other al Qaeda leaders, we have not stopped the threat they pose.

While far from the striking spectacle that the original is, the polished art and smooth animation are a clear cut above what airs at any time on the tube — some lesser theatrical features, even.

There isn't much in terms of feedback that your weapons are doing anything, making even sundering strikes with the greatsword feel as though it's connecting with nothing but air.

Even drone air strikes are collaborative gaming, weapons and politics in one application.

Through its striking design with large air intakes at the front and the rear wing so characteristic of this very special model, the new 911 GT2 expresses the power and performance potential of the fastest - ever 911 right from the start even at a standstill.

The BRABUS WIDESTAR front apron and its large air dams give the 4x4 an even more striking face, and reduce aerodynamic lift on the front axle at high speed.

Even in a climate that fits the bill through most of the year, one would want the back - up of air - conditioning should a heat wave strike.

The Pavilion is a fully air - conditioned, single - level unit which offers a Grand Master Bedroom and 2 to 3 guest bedrooms, each with private bath, spacious lounge area featuring raw silk rattan furnishings in striking earth tones, fully - appointed chef - grade kitchen, elegant dining room for six to eight persons, 42» Plasma TV screens, 75» Olympic lap swimming pool, complemented by a six - person hot tub and a kiddie's wading pool, private Professional grade tennis courts, Flood - lit for evening play and private beach.

This gets spiced up just a tad by character's having a variation on a charge move, plus a move that will throw pesky Roman soldiers into the air where you can merrily juggle them with a flurry of strikes or maybe even a heavy strike or two.

You might even decided that a commando style raid is required, recruit a pilot and air - drop a squad of soldiers into the enemies base as the rest of your team charge forward in tanks and launch mortar strikes.

For example, you can unlock exclusive SmartGlass items in Dead Rising 3, and a second player could even call down air strikes to help quell the zombie horde.

They travel the world, from Lebanon to Utah — and by the time a chill strikes the evening air, you see their journeys reflected in art.

The drawings included in Easy Air contain even less contextual landscape: their graphic borders are the only beneficiaries of Howard's striking color pairings, and the lovers and loners he's fond of depicting are left less visible than usual in graphite.

The destruction of ancient cities in Yemen by American - backed, Saudi - led air strikes is hardly mentioned, even though those are world heritage sites.

I felt a firm «thud» as the hitch struck the bottom of the car, and it felt as though it even lifted the car up in the air.

I don't know how much energy is in the movement of air but it struck me that, even though they royally suck as an energy solution and are about as energy - efficient as a BLT with mayo, a few windmills dotted around can pluck quite a bit of energy out of the air.

But even when misfortune strikes, the Parallax has you covered with an air - cushioned protective frame that focuses its shock absorption to where it really matters: the corners.

Of course, I'm not really staying up'til midnight chucking balls in the air, it just struck me as funny when yesterday I caught myself continuing to practise after even Charlotte had lost interest!