Sentences with phrase «military defend itself against attacks»

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Russia felt betrayed, double standards were applied where the West would get a pass for not sticking to the letter of international law to defend its interests far outside its borders, while the West would throw the book at Russia even when dealing with outright military aggression (note that Georgia launched a large scale military attack against Russian forces in South Ossetia).

Likewise, though there have been denials of direct support from the air for rebel operations on the ground, the media reported that rebel advances on towns like Ajdabiya (and others) was only made possible because of coalition attacks against Libya military forces defending those towns.

Even the current level of military success is not treated as a vindication of the group's strategy, but rather a result of Nato bombing strikes, which have debilitated Gaddafi's military resources while he defends against sporadic and opportunistic rebel attacks on front lines.