Sentences with phrase «of air strikes»

The coalition has launched thousands of air strikes which have hit schools, markets and hospitals, killing hundreds of people - though it says it does not target civilians.

He explained that even when the children did go to school, the constant noise and threat of air strikes meant it was hard for them to focus anyway.

However, they seem to have been gaining ground as fast as they are losing it, even after the addition of air strikes.

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been praised by MPs on both sides of the House for a rousing speech in favour of air strikes in Syria.

YouGov reports that the majority of Britons are in favour of air strikes against IS, but are opposed in nearly equal numbers to «putting boots on the ground.»

Since his speech in favour of air strikes on Syria I am struck by the number of Hilary Benn's colleagues, those who have worked with him in cabinets or shadow cabinets, who tell me he has changed since the summer, finding his political voice or public definition in opposition to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.

Operation Pillar of Defense consisted of air strikes from November 14 to 21, 2012, and claimed 980 rocket launchers.

«The air force announced the execution of air strikes with the Qasef - 1 aircraft on Aramco in Jizan (province),» the channel said on its Twitter account, referring to a drone the Houthis unveiled last year.

«Mr. President, you're wrong,» McNamara recalls Thompson saying of the air strike plans.

Mr. Khatib explained that a normal day for a child in Aleppo is to «watch TV for a few minutes, then to carry water to their house and listen to the explosions of air strikes».

The US is concerned that a coalition revolving around a fight with DAESH would be compromised if the coalition included Israel, hence the lack of air strikes from Israel.

But pressure should be placed on the other verb deployed by Obama to describe the ultimate intended effect of air strikes on ISIS: «destroy».

Immediately afterwards, US defence secretary General Jim Mattis declared that «this wave of air strikes is over».

The crux of the matter is that Britain has indeed waded into the «battle for Islam», which, although it has a concrete military component in the form of air strikes on Isis, is above all a battle of ideas.

The justice of air strikes has been questioned since the Second World War, especially in relation to the firebombing of Dresden and the use of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Walzer, 255 - 68).

Although it doesn't go into the specifics of air strikes and weapons drops, it does give a sense of where various ministers stand on Syria.

There have also been allegations by MPs in favour of air strikes of abuse and intimidation on social media — but since this seems to be the preferred style of social media discourse perhaps too much should not be made of this.

David Cameron is understood to be considering taking the issue of air strikes on Isis in Syria to the Commons after the party conference season.

The motion set four conditions for the Labour party agreeing to air strikes against Isis and is now being cited by both supporters and opponents of air strikes as justifying their stance.

The US and allied nations have launched a campaign of air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, the Pentagon says.

YouGov's Will Dahlgreen said: «Labour voters have had the most noticeable change of heart, with net support falling fully 48 points since November 24, but although a majority of UKIP voters are still in favour of air strikes net support among them has suffered a 36 point decline.

The most dramatic scene in the movie comes when Swofford has an enemy officer in the crosshairs of his gunsight and is forbidden to fire because his shot may give advance warning of an air strike.

A natural yet unnerving companion to Stone's work, it digitizes a list of air strikes in Syria, arousing curiosity about the rest of the exhibition.

The coalition has launched thousands of air strikes against the Houthis who still control much of Yemen's main population centers including the capital Sanaa and the strategic port and city of Hodeidah.

So far, Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out sending any UK soldiers to Iraq to fight IS and says he is only in favour of air strikes against the group.

A Labour frontbencher who voted in favour of air strikes in Syria today said MPs should ignore calls for «appeasement» on Twitter and Facebook.

The US has refused to confirm if Ansi died in one of its air strikes, with Defence Secretary Ashton Carter saying that he could not comment on specific details of a particular move.

Labour acknowledge that MPs are likely to vote in favour of air strikes but insists that «government will win the vote but they have lost the argument».

21.37 - Corbyn not looking entirely comfortable as Benn delivers passionate argument in favour of air strikes.

The Shadow Foreign Secretary set out why he would be voting in favour of air strikes in a speech hailed as «outstanding»

Steve Wilson, election agent for Angela Smith, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, in South Yorkshire — who voted in favour of air strikes — said: «There were about 14 very negative emails / phone calls from members not happy with how Angela voted.»