Sentences with phrase «over airstrikes»
In 2009 for instance, former German defence minister Franz Joseph Jung had to step down over an airstrike in Afghanistan which caused the death of more than 100 civilians.
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Instead of just airstrikes and cruise - missile launches, this type of attack may necessitate US Special Forces pouring over the border to neutralize key North Korean sites.
Maj. Roman Filipov was flying over the town of Maasran in Idlib province after conducting airstrikes in the region when his Su - 25 was hit with what Russian authorities said was a MANPAD.
Not only can the F - 22s and F - 35s fly over North Korea without being seen, but the F - 35s have unparalleled sensors and situational awareness designed to spot artillery sites and direct airstrikes.
JACKIE DEANGELIS, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: Crude prices lower after the airstrikes in Syria over the weekend.
Omran Daqneesh, the 5 - year - old Syrian boy whose heartbreaking, dazed expression following an airstrike captured the world's attention, hasn't been seen in over a year.
The broken siege comes amid reports US - led airstrikes in northern Iraq have killed several IS leaders over the past several weeks.
Pope Francis has used his Angelus to call on fighting to stop as Israel continues airstrikes on Palestine and Hamas fires rockets over the border.
Then there is the immediate issue over NATO's southern supply route through Pakistan, which brought in almost 30 percent of the non-lethal supplies until its closure in November, after an US airstrike killed two - dozen Pakistani soldiers.
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.
More than 140 people were killed and over 525 wounded on Saturday, by a Saudi Arabian airstrike on a funeral.
David Cameron, prime minister of a majority government, had to carefully time his parliamentary vote on airstrikes over Syria in order to win.
A quick recap of Trump's first year in office: an airstrike on a Syrian airbase, FBI Director James Comey's firing, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appointment to investigate possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, the GOP healthcare fiasco, U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, North Korea's ongoing threats of nuclear annihilation, «Crazy Mika «tweets, the Mooch, Charlottesville, #MeToo, Democratic gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey, Roy Moore's Alabama Senate run, Paul Manafort's indictment, Mike Flynn's plea deal, an ongoing battle over the Consumer Financial Bureau, the annihilation of ISIS, a resurgence of al - Qaeda terrorist networks, the repeal of net neutrality, the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Republican tax reform, Steve Bannon's fall from grace, «shithole» countries and continuing Fire and Fury fallout.
But there is also a genuine and wholly legitimate disagreement over whether extending UK airstrikes to Syria will, in any substantive way, contribute to those goals.
His remark in the Commons continues weeks of contradictory statements from Cabinet ministers over whether Muammar Gaddafi should be targeted by Nato airstrikes.
If Cameron can get some sort of movement towards a deal with Putin on a solution to the Assad problem, if he can convince that there is a wider diplomatic and military strategy at play, it's yet possible that he will win over enough Labour MPs to get his way on the airstrikes.
«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.»
Government ministers were out in force over weekend to explain to government's rationale for airstrikes in Syria, with Boris Johnson leading the charge on the Andrew Marr Show.
It would be almost unthinkable for France, UK, or the USA to conduct airstrikes on Madrid or send tanks over the border.
Beginning a lengthy debate on airstrikes over Syria in the Commons, Cameron emplyed a rather different tone as he said there was «honour» in voting on either side of the motion.
Recent recruits are even more Corbynite — over 80 % of those who've joined in the last year are anti-Trident, over 70 % think unions should have more influence and would only support a leader who opposed airstrikes in Syria.
After David Cameron revealed he would «make the case» for the UK to join coalition forces carrying out airstrikes over the country, Mr Fallon said Western troops would «categorically» not be sent in.
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.
However, he is facing the possibility of his first rebellion over the issue of whether the UK joins airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria.
It is similar to achievements because in order to unlock something from the accolades section, you will have to meet certain criteria such as; Kill / death ratio over 10, or the most airstrikes.