Sentences with phrase «of airstrikes against»

Nato has increased the number of airstrikes against command and control functions of the Libyan regime.

Not exact matches

Russia, meanwhile, has stepped up its airstrikes against ISIS targets in the jihadists» de-facto capital of Raqqa at France's request.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports the U.S. is ramping up its airstrikes against the militants group's main source of money - black market oil.

The SDF has conquered swathes of territory from ISIS in northeastern Syria with support from US airstrikes and special forces, and according to the Pentagon, is leading the fight against the remnants of the Islamist group in the country.

If the «price» for the attack was punishing airstrikes against the forces of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad, the White House isn't saying.

The House of Commons approved a motion late Monday to extend the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant for a year, and expand airstrikes into Syria.

Following last Friday night's coordinated missile attack by a coalition of U.S., U.K. and French forces against Syrian chemical weapons facilities, there was a high level of consternation about whether the barrage of targeted airstrikes would escalate into a dangerous and wide - ranging military engagement between the Assad - led Syrian government backers (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah) and NATO forces.

The poll of 1,011 likely voters was conducted April 10 - 13, although the poll methodology does not indicate if any of the responses were collected after the president announced airstrikes against Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack.

Airstrikes take place almost daily as part of ongoing campaigns such as the battle against the Islamic State, but focused initial missile strikes and military operations can have an abrupt impact on markets.

This humanitarian crisis triggered international response in the form of airdropped supplies, rescues and eventually US airstrikes against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

«Most defence committee members probably intend to vote for such airstrikes, but I shall vote against airstrikes, in the absence of credible ground forces, as ineffective and potentially dangerous, just as I voted against the proposal to bomb Assad in 2013.»

David Cameron has repeatedly refused to apologise for saying MPs who vote against airstrikes in Syria will be siding with «a bunch of terrorist sympathisers».

Corbyn called on MPs who were considering voting for airstrikes to «think again», telling BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show on Tuesday: «Think of the complications and the implications of what we are doing and please cast your vote against supporting this government's military endeavours in Syria.»

David Cameron has repeatedly refused to apologise for saying MPs who vote against airstrikes in Syria are siding with «a bunch of terrorist sympathisers».

The 66 Labour MPs who voted with the Government on the main motion to support «taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria» represented well under a third of the 231 current Labour members of Parliament.

Labour will support government plans to join airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) when the House of Commons votes to join America's broad coalition of countries fighting the insurgency in Iraq, Good Morning Britain has heard.

At the beginning of November, the UK parliament's foreign affairs committee (which has a Conservative majority) issued a report that was highly sceptical of the case for extending airstrikes against the terrorist group beyond Iraq into Syria.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

He said: «We know that 72 % of Scots are opposed to airstrikes, and 57 out of 59 Scottish MPs are expected to vote against them.

Cryer was one of just four shadow cabinet ministers to speak against airstrikes in Syria.

68 % of Labour members opose renewal of Trident, 64 % think trade unions should have more influence, 58 % say they wouldn't vote for any Labour leader if they had supported airstrikes against Syria.

48 % of Labour members think Corbyn should oppose the RAF taking part in airstrikes against ISIS, only 25 % think he should support them.

On Syria Labour party members divide two - to - one against airstrikes and three - to - one against the use of British ground forces in Iraq or Syria.

Mr Benn is also disliked by some Labour supporters for voting in favour of extending airstrikes against Islamic State to Syria last year.

Unsourced briefings to several newspapers over Christmas, attributed to people in Corbyn's camp, claimed that members of the shadow cabinet — including Dugher, as well as the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, and the shadow defence secretary, Maria Eagle — could be removed as revenge for siding with the government over the question of whether to extend airstrikes against Isis to Syria.

Eleven of the 28 members of the shadow cabinet, including Benn and Eagle, voted in favour of extending airstrikes against Islamic State to Syria, a move Corbyn strongly opposed.

Indeed, suggestions the missile strikes in Syria were meant to distract from the FBI raid on his lawyer's home and office were reminiscent of Clinton's 1998 airstrikes against an aspirin factory in Sudan — the same day Monica Lewinsky appeared before a grand jury.

However, he is facing the possibility of his first rebellion over the issue of whether the UK joins airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria.

Though that sounds like something that would let you call in an airstrike against your enemies, what it actually does is let you place a smartphone on top of the table and automatically share information with the vehicle and other passengers — kinda like those computer tables that we thought would be the future before tablets came along.

Do you have what it takes to survive against endless hordes of tanks, jets, airstrikes, missiles, helicopters and kamikaze bots?

There are three event types including a race against three A.I. controlled opponents throughout a 3, 5, 7, 9 or 15 lap duration and the ability to have Nerf power - ups on or off, while elimination returns to the series» routes by having a round based system in which the character who is out of sight from their opponents gains progression towards winning the event with the ability to utilise an airstrike and have Nerf power - ups on or off.

Further complicating matters, he also learns that Genoq's corporate leaders have authorized an airstrike against the building in order to prevent details of their activities from going public.

The use of the evolving doctrine of «humanitarian intervention'to legally justify airstrikes against Syria is «problematic» but «persuasive», human rights lawyer Geoffrey Bindman QC has said.