Sentences with phrase «of air strikes from»

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.

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

Not exact matches

The Trump administration is likely trying to get broader support from allies for air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack, says Victor Kattan of the Middle East Institute.

The strike by the US, the UK, and France in Syria on Friday involved 105 missiles fired from air and sea to rain down thousands of pounds of explosives on three targets suspected of being chemical weapons facilities — but Israeli officials cited in a recent news report characterized it as a failure.

Today, its rich history can be gleaned from its ancient streets, which feel like open - air museums with their striking medley of medieval, baroque and postmodern architecture, and in its (distinctively British) customs (think: afternoon tea and driving on the left side of the road).

Two F / A -18 E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 overfly with extended landing gear and hook (hence, in landing configuration) the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an air power demonstration taking place over the flattop as the it returns from an eight - month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall the Company be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labour disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labour or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of 3rd - parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.

Star Wars strikes so many of us as a breath of fresh air not only because we need to believe that the good can triumph but because lately we have had such difficulty in identifying the good and distinguishing it from the evil.

Bas Dost, not really talked about, but he struck 16 times in 17 starts from just 43 shots in the Bundesliga last year, he is very tall, very good in the air and showed ruthlessness in front of goal last year.

The 33 - year - old Real Madrid star pulled a victory from thin air against Egypt, trailing 1 - 0 prior to two stoppage - time strikes, but couldn't prevent an embarrassing defeat to one of the weakest Dutch sides in recent memory.

His strike from way out was the purest of hits, one that wobbled through the air like a kite dancing on the breeze.

The reality of the situation in Palestine and its hinterlands - or rather, the closest approximation of reality one can make out in the thick fog of propaganda that flies from all sides - is damning of Israel's body politic, especially at points of peak interest such as air strikes on Gaza or Lebanon.

ISIS has been repudiated and condemned by a remarkably wide range of international actors, from the US and European states to Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (both participants in air strikes) and Iran.

Before that, air strikes had been used to force ISIS away from trapped civilians on Sinjar Mountain, averting another humanitarian crisis, and the bulk of American bombing has been in the Mosul Dam area, seeking to destroy the military hardware ISIS need to try and retake the dam off Kurdish Pershmerga militias.

Nearly six in 10 Americans approve of President Donald Trump's decision to strike at a Syrian air base from which chemical attacks were launched last week, according to a new CBS News national poll.

That is because ISIL can not be defeated from the air alone, as even supporters of air strikes acknowledge, and because ISIL's success depends on the vacuum created from a multi-sided civil war.

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.

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

It worth mentioning that IS benefited from the coalition air strikes by marketing itself for all jihadists around the world as the Islamic state that is fighting the evil of the west in general and US in specific, this marketing propaganda attracted many jihadist around the world to join IS.

Ignoring his painful wound and the withering hail of enemy fire being directed at him from three sides, he continued to relay artillery and air strike requests from his platoon leader who was also wounded.

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.»

Martin: One other thing that struck me: Marchers like to claim credit for all of the good things science has brought — from beer and antibiotics to air travel, but never any of the bad stuff.

This jet, moving at perhaps 4,000 miles per hour, or more than five times the speed of sound in air, strikes so quickly that water molecules do not have time to flow away from the point of impact.

«During the past three years of armed conflict, Yemenis have been continuously exposed to serious harm and trauma, including air strikes, threats and attacks from armed groups, forced disappearances, torture, a cholera epidemic, and food and job insecurity,» said Farea Al - Muslimi, a prominent Yemeni scholar and chairman of the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies.

Another strategic effort is the U.S. Air Force's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard prevention program, or BASH, which collects data to help map routes that prevent planes from sharing airspace with large flocks of birds.

When a high - energy gamma ray from a blazar strikes air molecules in the upper regions of Earth's atmosphere, it produces a cascade of charged subatomic particles.

Apache: Air Assault takes players around the world in 16 multi-stage missions involving air and ground strike operations off the coast of Africa, the mountains of the Middle East and the jungles of Central America, each meticulously created using high resolution map data from real - world satellite photograpAir Assault takes players around the world in 16 multi-stage missions involving air and ground strike operations off the coast of Africa, the mountains of the Middle East and the jungles of Central America, each meticulously created using high resolution map data from real - world satellite photograpair and ground strike operations off the coast of Africa, the mountains of the Middle East and the jungles of Central America, each meticulously created using high resolution map data from real - world satellite photography.

• Clouds form because cold air doesn't hold as much water as warm air • Clouds are made of water vapor • Clouds always predict rain • Rain falls when clouds become too heavy and the rain drips out or bursts the cloud open • Rain comes from holes in clouds, sweating clouds, funnels in clouds, melted clouds • Lightning never strikes the same place twice • Thunder occurs when two clouds collide • Clouds block wind and slow it down • Clouds come from somewhere above the sky • Clouds are made of smoke How does the 5E model facilitate learning?

In the closing paragraphs of Savage Inequalities, Jonathon Kozol exposes the effect of unequal public school funding systems, noting: «From the top of the hill... the horizon is so wide and open... one wonders what might happen to the spirits of these children if they had a chance to breathe this air and stretch their arms and see so far... Standing there by the [river]... one is struck by the sheer beauty of this country, of its goodness and unrealized goodness, of the limitless potential that it holds to render life rewarding and the spirit clean.

The SLK's tinted, transparent Panorama roof helps reduce any guilt about driving with the top raised, as well as any feelings of claustrophobia that might strike; however, the air - conditioning had to work pretty hard to keep the cabin at a comfortable temperature with the sun shining so brightly from above.

The most striking differentiating feature of the e-tron concept from the standard A6 L is a revised single - frame grille, which — like Audi's other e-tron concepts, boasts thin cross-bars and covered lower air intakes, a trademark of Audi's e-tron line.

Through its striking design with large air intakes at the front and the rear wing so characteristic of this very special model, the new 911 GT2 expresses the power and performance potential of the fastest - ever 911 right from the start even at a standstill.

In addition to stronger internal bracing - in the form of beams inside the doors - and increased padding on the door panels, several automakers are installing side - impact air bags that are designed to deploy when a car is struck from the side.

A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal government's 13 - year - old crash test program, thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.

The upper section of the air cleaner is made from a carbon fibre composite material; together with a further carbon fibre cover over the front section of the engine compartment, it gives the engine a striking appearance.

Near the end of the Second World War Budapest became a front line city as Hungary was once again allied with the Germans and the Soviets; the German Army barricaded themselves in the castle quarter, and as a result the city suffered severe damage from air strikes.

One of the most striking four - bedroom four - bath luxury vacation homes on Maui, Coral Gardens Estate at Makena Bay features breathtaking panoramic ocean views from its expansive open - air great room as well as from three... See More

Channel Islands Region Incentive - Based Vessel Speed Reduction Programs 2014 and 2016 In 2014, in partnership with local agencies and non-government organizations, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary launched a trial incentive program to slow ships down in the Santa Barbara Channel to reduce air emissions and reduce the likelihood of fatality from a ship strike to endangered whales in the region.

In 2014, in partnership with local agencies and non-government organizations, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary launched a trial incentive program to slow ships down in the Santa Barbara Channel to reduce air emissions and reduce the likelihood of fatality from a ship strike to endangered whales in the region.

Airline passengers travelling to and from Portugal are set to experience delays as air traffic controllers in the country begin three days of strikes.

Take a scenic helicopter flight over the world renowned Kimberley, or fly over Broome and its striking surrounds to witness the red cliffs and blue waters of Gantheaume Point from the air, before flying over the Broome racecourse, Riddell Beach, the port of Broome, Chinatown and Willie Creek Pearl Farm.

In Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space players take on the role of a «Ranger» military soldier armed with conventional weaponry, a «Pale Wing» special ops soldier equipped with a jetpack and armed with energy weapons, or new to this version, an «Air Raider,» who fights indirectly through the strategic placement and dispatch of trip mines, sentry guns, air strikes and moAir Raider,» who fights indirectly through the strategic placement and dispatch of trip mines, sentry guns, air strikes and moair strikes and more.

Viking: Battle for Asgard has more in common with the Total War series than you might think: elements of strategy and skill progression will keep gamers glued; from dragon air strikes to ballista sieges, expect bloodshed of unseen magnitude.

Other secondary weapons include an EMP that can disable your opponents for a short time, a rocket strike from the air or a shield that covers the car — Batman - style — in an armadillo - like case of steel.

One Man Army — Arm yourself with a wide range of explosive weaponry from shotguns and missile launchers to tank - busters and air - strikes.

Dogfight skilled enemy aces using «hit and run» tactics, carry out breakaway air - strikes behind enemy lines, and take part in the defense of China's critical supply - routes, from Rangoon up the Burma road, and across the deadly Himalayan «Hump».

In Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space, players will take the role of one of three distinct military classes and fend off hordes of invading giant insects from a third - person perspective by way of conventional weaponry, armored vehicles, jetpacks, air strikes, trip mines, energy weapons, and mFrom Planet Space, players will take the role of one of three distinct military classes and fend off hordes of invading giant insects from a third - person perspective by way of conventional weaponry, armored vehicles, jetpacks, air strikes, trip mines, energy weapons, and mfrom a third - person perspective by way of conventional weaponry, armored vehicles, jetpacks, air strikes, trip mines, energy weapons, and more.

In 1999, when Rudy Giuliani was Mayor of New York, (Giuliani started his political career as Associate Attorney General under President Reagan, infamous for his ignorance and inaction during the AIDS epidemic, and his en masse firing of union air traffic controllers on strike in 1981) Giuliani sued the Brooklyn Museum for opening the much - hyped exhibit Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, which included the work of then - emerging British artists such as Chris Ofili and Damien Hirst.

The three - channel piece combines footage and audio of various soundmaking set - ups: a balloon inflated, stuck onto the end of a flute, and allowed to wheeze its air through the instrument; a merry - go - round with a violin affixed to its outer edge, so that every time it rotates it strikes a bow placed, just so, by the artist; an accordion hung from a lamp post, groaning as it stretches its bellows.

The models currently assume a generally static global energy budget with relatively little internal system variability so that measurable changes in the various input and output components can only occur from external forcing agents such as changes in the CO2 content of the air caused by human emissions or perhaps temporary after effects from volcanic eruptions, meteorite strikes or significant changes in solar power output.