Sentences with phrase «led air strikes»

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

The Iraqi government, backed by US - led air strikes, has been trying to push back Islamic State, although Shi'ite Muslim militias and Kurdish peshmerga have helped contain the Sunni insurgents and repelled them in some provinces.

Former defence minister and Christian MP Sir Gerald Howarth has told Premier he supports the United Kingdom joining US - led air strikes on Islamic State (IS) fig...

Iraqi soldiers and security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters, backed by U.S. - led air strikes and support on the ground, already control Mosul's southern, eastern and northern flanks, and have advanced on those fronts for nearly two weeks.

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The increase in air strikes has led to concerns over civilian casualties, particularly after the United Nations reported a spike in deaths caused by air strikes last year.

Houthi supporters hold up rifles as they rally to protest the killing of Saleh al - Samad, a senior Houthi official, by a Saudi - led coalition air strike in Hodeidah, Yemen April 25, 2018.

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Based on intelligence gathered by Syrian and Russian air defense crews from the U.S. strike exactly a year and a week ago on Shayrat Airbase in Syria, air defense crews were likely well - drilled and prepared to meet a U.S. - led attack on their claimed chemical weapons facilities.

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.

Syria's air defense system failed to defend against the U.S. - led strike on the country's chemical weapons facilities two weeks ago.

Amnesty International UK's director Kate Allen said: «We hope Justin Welby used the meeting as an opportunity to personally communicate the Church's concerns over the thousands of Yemeni civilians killed and injured in reckless and indiscriminate Saudi - led coalition air strikes.

Strikes by the US - led air coalition fighting the Islamic State group destroyed 116 fuel trucks used by the jihadist organisation in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday.

A Saudi - led coalition, backed by the US and UK, is currently conducting air strikes against Yemen's Houthi - led rebels.

Labour also supported the air strikes in Libya, leading some — mainly on the left — criticising Miliband for appearing to have too warm a relationship with David Cameron.

While British forces are taking part in air strikes on IS targets in Iraq, they are not involved in the US - led coalition targeting Syria due to resistance from opposition parties still mindful of previous unpopular interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Interventions in Rhodesia and Namibia — she threatened the white South African rulers that if they used air strikes «the whole world will be against you, led by me!»

A new message purporting to come from the leader of Islamic State said air strikes by Russia and a U.S. - led coalition had...

John McDonnell has poured cold water on Hilary Benn's speech backing air strikes in Syria by warning that «the greatest oratory can lead us to the greatest mistakes».

A research team led by Dr. Brian Washburn from the Wildlife Research Center used records from the Army, Navy, U.S. Air force and the Coast Guard to identify statistical trends in wildlife strikes.

The international coalition air strikes led by the U.S. have killed more civilians this year than ISIS.

This week, the Kurdish - dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by air strikes by the U.S. - led coalition, breached the old city walls of Raqqa.

According to McLaren, the 570S Coupe's unique and striking appearance has been designed by air, with a bespoke aerodynamic package including aero blades below the front bumper giving a purposeful stance while channeling clean, cold air through the lower leading edge of the bodywork.