Sentences with phrase «military assistance»

A No 10 spokesman said the prime minister asked the police and military to continue to work closely together to ensure the police can call on appropriate military assistance when required across the country.

Grant is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is recognized for his pro bono representation to the families of members of the U.S. military through the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Military Assistance Program.

The administration is currently holding up 255 million US dollars in military assistance for Pakistan until it cracks down on extremists threatening Afghanistan.

In a joint effort by USAID and the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, the military implemented four civilian - oriented programs.

Most Americans know that during the American Revolution the Continental Congress negotiated with France for military assistance against the British, and that this support was crucial to the eventual American victory.

«Many members are uncomfortable getting out in front of cutting military assistance to governments that may play a role in U.S. counter-terrorism activities.»

For, as the West's experience in Asia attests, there must first be created a viable economic base before programs 0f military assistance can be expected to succeed.

Russia's refusal to provide military assistance to Armenia or condemn Azerbaijani aggression also fuelled speculation that Russia had foreknowledge of Azerbaijan's military activities in Nagorno - Karabakh and had not shared this information with Yerevan.

Only as al - Qaeda became active in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, did the US seek to woe the Saleh regime with military assistance.

Following a conversation on the phone with French president François Hollande, the prime minister said he would offer logistical military assistance to help transport foreign troops and equipment quickly to Mali, but that he would not deploy any British personnel.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague told the BBC that Britain was not planning to give military assistance to rebels «in any form... at the moment».

He ended by asking, «Can we have your word, then, of direct military assistance?»

They cite his Senate votes for billions in military assistance to Israel and his support for multilateral sanctions on Tehran.

Because of the waivers issued by President Trump, this year the eight countries the U.S. State Department says use child soldiers will receive $ 140 million in U.S. military assistance.

Tuesday Questions — Formula governing levels of NHS spending in the different NHS regions in England; action to assist first - time property buyers; benefits to the UK of ceasing to classify foreign university students as economic migrants; prevention of military assistance to Syrian rebels.

Even if such a step is seen as unlikely by most officials and observers, Pakistan's ability to shape the destiny of America's longest war is a reminder of how much leverage the country maintains at a time Trump is suspending hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance.

The US move, which Islamabad angrily dismissed as an effort to «embarrass» Pakistan, followed Washington's announcement in January to suspend $ 2 billion in military assistance.

It also refused Nicaragua's early request for help in developing its armed forces and punished France for agreeing to a military assistance program.

• The United States as part of its diplomatic war effort also worked to narrow Nicaragua's options in terms of aid, trade, and military assistance.

One of the last things the archbishop did was to write President Carter pleading that no U.S. military assistance be granted to the Salvadoran Junta.

Food for Peace has been handled as an adjunct of our military assistance programs.

But no matter what the military assistance functionally looks like in individual countries, by ignoring the CSPA by issuing waivers to governments that knowingly recruit child soldiers, the purpose of the law is defeated.

Technical assistance, no less than military assistance, must be viewed in this context; and it will not do to say that what is done in one sphere has no bearing or dependence upon what is done in the other.

According to Al - Sharq al - Awsat, the key officials involved in Iran's military assistance to Sadr are Ali Agha Mohammadi, an advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Bagher Zolghadr, the assistant head of the IRGC; Ghasem Sulaymani, the commander of the Qods Corps; Murtada Rada'i, head of the IRGC intelligence service; and Hassan Kazimi Qummi, a former assistant head of the IRGC who was appointed Iranian charge d'affaires in Iraq.

Russia has responded to Aliyev's conduct by cautiously regulating the amount of military assistance it provides to Azerbaijan.

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga told reporters at the mall that he had been told officials couldn't determine the exact number of hostages, amid indications that Israeli military personnel were providing Kenya's military assistance.

Why it matters: President Buhari is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, and both men would likely discuss further U.S. military assistance to Nigeria against the backdrop of serious human rights violations by security forces who use the same weapons to kill civilians.

Responding, Nigeria's defence minister Muhammadu Dan - Ali commended the British government for its long history of military assistance to the Nigerian armed forces, but added that Nigeria requires more.

Buratai further assured that the army would continue to uphold the tenets of democracy, comply with rule of engagement and code of conduct during any military assistance to civil authority.

«I welcome the military assistance France has provided to the Malian government, at their request, to halt this advance.»

He told the BBC that the mission there would shift from a security mission to «much more of a military assistance mission» where British soldiers embedded with Iraqi army units would help «stiffen the backbone» and build confidence in the force.

The Maharaja made an urgent plea to Delhi for military assistance.

The independent City - States received some refinements including new city types such as Mercantile and Religious, and a more varied quest system, which provides players with different ways of gaining favor through trade, religion, and military assistance.

And, of course, we'd have to tackle what's perhaps the biggest oil subsidy of all: U.S. military assistance to fossil fuel companies.

Indiana Legal Services, Inc. created the Military Assistance Project (MAP) to assist low - income Hoosier military members, veterans, and their families within Indiana.

The provision letting marshals summon assistance doesn't explicitly say «including military assistance,» so marshals can't summon military assistance.

More recently, as part of the 1947 Truman Doctrine, the United States has loaned and granted Turkey more than $ 12.5 billion in aid and another $ 14 billion in military assistance.

In 1959, as chairman of President Eisenhower's Committee to Study the Military Assistance Program, he published the «Draper Report,» which recommended the inclusion of family planning assistance in the foreign aid program.