Sentences with phrase «first air strikes»

The United States and some Arab nations have launched the first air strikes on Islamic State (IS) fighters... More

The United States and some Arab nations have launched the first air strikes on Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria.

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In 2014, the carrier was one of the first to launch air strikes against ISIS.

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.

The news that HBO struck a five - year deal to air first - run episodes of Sesame Street brought out two main reactions in people.

What struck me from his early story was that he took the first steps toward founding RE / MAX while still on active duty in the U.S. Air Force in the 1970s.

Defense spending aside, transatlantic rifts could also occur should Trump continue to make critical foreign policy decisions without first consulting allies (as in the April 7 air strike against Syria in response to a chemical - weapons attack) or if he presses NATO allies to make stronger military contributions in Syria or Afghanistan.

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Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu said on November 15 that for the first time in the history of the Russian navy, its fleet air arm was involved in striking real targets.

The US has carried out air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq; the first strike in an expanded mission recently announced by Barack Obama.

In the first public «opinion poll taken of the Hungarian population, some 40 percent are opposed to the NATO air strikes against Serbia, and one can imagine the opposition to a ground invasion moving through Hungary itself.

France was the first US ally to join in air strikes against ISIL in September 2014, when Interior Minister Cazeneuve responded to threats to kill French citizens in retaliation by saying that the government was «not afraid» and would protect its citizens.

France has historically had the Triad, but they removed ground based launch systems and now rely on air and sea only (ground based launches are best for First Strike).

Most of the targets included Boko Haram fuel pump storages, Solar Panels, Meeting Points and hideouts in the samuba forests as most of the areas were identified first before the air strikes.

As I reported last week, there was outrage when Corbyn wrote to MPs opposing air strikes without first informing the shadow cabinet (I'm told that my account of that meeting was also raised).

David Cameron is displaying a «sad attitude» in his bid to see Britain join military action in Syria and must seek a UN mandate to take part in any air strikes, former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has told ITV News.

Reading Manjoo's narrative, which nicely pulls together the different pieces of evidence that saw their first public airing during the just - concluded Apple - Samsung trial, I'm struck again by a path that was filled with more than its fair share of trial and error.

When you think of this men's leather jacket, you are instantly transported to a world of Tom Cruise wearing Aviator sunglasses and flying through the air to «Take My Breath Away», but, this style of military jacket is just as striking today as it was when it was first introduced in 1927.

While this was hinted at in only the opening moments in The First Movie — Mewtwo Strikes Back, Spell of the Unown, Pokémon 3's main feature, has an intriguing air of melancholy hanging over its entire run time.

The first thing that strikes you are the three propeller inspired air - vents, then look closer and you realise that they also inhabit the controllers for the entire HVAC system, having twist knobs that also function as temperature and fan displays.

The first thing that struck me in the video is the box the Xoom comes in is bigger than the box my MacBook Air came in a year and half ago.

Passengers planning getaways during Easter school holidays will be the first to suffer, as strike action by French Air Traffic Controllers is set to throw airports across the Channel into meltdown from Sunday to Tuesday.

For Monster Jam fans that like the old school style, there will still be stadium racing and freestyle competitions — Urban Assault promises to have improved the overall gameplay of the first game as well as added mini games like Monster Jump, Truck Trickster, Skee Ball and Air Strike.

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