Sentences with phrase «military victory against»

Mr Moreno - Ocampo said after the failure of the Sudanese army and Janjaweed to achieve a decisive military victory against rebels he pursued civilian survivors with the weapons of «rapes, hunger and fear».

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A military attack that is not decisive opens the possibility that the US will have committed an act of war against the Syrian regime without actually securing victory.

Those inclined to argue that Jesus now would advise us precisely the opposite of what he did in the New Testament — this on the basis that, regarding both tax demands and military activity, our U.S. Caesar is so much worse than his Roman one was — these people should be warned against reading Martin Hengel's little book Victory Over Violence.

The government in Abuja and the military have frequently claimed victories against the Islamic State group affiliate but access to the epicentre of the conflict in Borno state is strictly controlled.

Trying to suck up to his Roman guest, Severus stages a re-creation of one of Corvus» military victories — yet another miniature — in the city's amphitheatre, pitting a small band of unarmored gladiators (representing the tribesmen Corvus massacred) against a larger group armed with military weapons and shields.

The buildup to this contest was equally, if not more skewed in the ruling party ZANU - PF's favor than the previous election, where a first round victory by the MDC provoked a vicious campaign of official repression by ZANU - PF and the military against the opposition.

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