Sentences with phrase «troops fire»

So it was global warming that made protesters demand democratic reforms, and it was also global warming that made the government troops fire upon the protesters?

After we married, we moved to China, where seven months later we found ourselves standing on the edge of Tiananmen Square watching troops fire their automatic weapons at prodemocracy protesters.

Deadly violence erupted around the controversial vote, with a candidate to the all - powerful body being elected shot dead and troops firing weapons to clear protesters in Caracas and elsewhere.

Government troops firing machine guns mounted on tanks stormed a rebellious town in central Syria before dawn Tuesday as part of military operations aimed at crushing the six - month - old uprising against President Bashar Assad.

«Troops fired shots to allow the singers to leave first as thousands of people were already pushing to leave through the stadium's only exit, which led to shoving and trampling,» said a witness.

In the biblical town of Bethlehem, troops fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse a crowd in clashes that could cloud the upcoming Christmas celebrations in the town of Jesus's birth.

But can the Trump resistance keep the troops fired up for long?

Our troops fired a warning shot and the armed men responded with a gunshots, the Soldiers returned fire towards same direction of fire.

The statement added that «the troops fired warning shots in the air and the hoodlooms dispersed.

As a result, you get troops firing at giant robots as they awkwardly clank down the streets of LA and wax philosophical about human - alien relations.

Not exact matches

Berate — or fire up — the troops to do better.

Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters that the military was investigating whether the two troops may have been killed by ground fire, either by American forces or Afghan commandos taking part in the raid, though it appeared to be accidental.

Israel says it is doing what it must to defend its border and its troops have been responding with riot dispersal means and fire «in accordance with the rules of engagement».

But the American military, after a long experience with fully automatic M16s reaching back to Vietnam, decided by the 1980s to issue M16s, and later M4s, to most conventional troops without the fully automatic function, and to train them to fire in a more controlled fashion.

For decades the American military has trained its conventional troops to fire their M4s and M16s in the semiautomatic mode — one bullet per trigger pull — instead of on «burst» or automatic in almost all shooting situations.

The national meetings and celebrations fire up the troops.

The report was from Jerusalem (Jewish side) l the opening day of the June war... that Jordanian troops were in Israel and shots were being fired at the Israeli troops... The flights over Egypt did not begin until Tuesday.

An official told The New York Times, American and Afghan troops had come under fire in the area and requested air support.

But I would want him to realize that the troops he put in the line of fire... his words... are under attack and as their commander he is responsible and should respond.

First since the citizens of Washington were under siege by the British military including the firing from the British Navy on fortified positions around the city with troops on the ground burning the city to the ground it would more appear that the citizens had already taken cover in the city.

-- Afghanistan as of 10/23/2013, 2,151 US troops killed, 1,782 from hostile fire, 369 from non-hostile activities, Over 40,000 Afghan civilians killed due to the dark - age, koranic - driven Taliban acts of horror

With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him; and I will pour down torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur, upon him and his troops and the many peoples that are with him.

He rallies the troops and begins the rescue operation of their homes, pulling on his carpentry background, his restoration background, his flood / fire / biohazard training and, surprisingly often, his pastoral training.

He will also get ready for battle by assembling his troops... which makes no damn sense because as soon as he gathered his troops, god rains down fire on him and cast him into the lake of fire and brimstone forever... so what's the purpose of releasing him for a thousand years and gathering up troops to fight a battle that will never happen??? Beats me!!

Trying to get a guy fired whom you've never met is the equivalent of throwing a shoe at George Bush thinking it will make him withdraw troops.

He is also avoiding any complacency from our troops and at the same time is firing them up by saying how good Leicester is.

They were fired upon by villagers who mistook them formarauding Bolshevik troops.

Premier League round - up: Eden Hazard's hat - trick fired Chelsea to the top of the table t as Jose Mourinho's troops took full advantage of costly slip --LRB-...)

Might wan na note on this point that Pakistan previously halted American supply overland for months after Americans killed some Pakistani troops in a friendly fire in 2011, which was restored after Americans issued an apology.

He said, «However, there was no reported fatality except for the suicide bomber, whose counterparts immediately fled, when the NAF Special Forces and the NA troops opened fire on them.

If the Ukrainians fired on the Russian troops, that would very likely end any hope of a good relationship between the new Kiev government and Russia.

Stage two is firing the useless Patrick McLoughlin and replacing him with a political heavyweight who can defend the government in the media and rally the troops.

To be fair, [Cuomo's bill] does explicitly mention that in addition to troops, «survivors of domestic violence, rape, violent crime, accidents, and among police and fire fighters» could also benefit from medical marijuana.

They have never forgotten or forgiven the day in 1919 when General Dyer ordered his troops to open fire in the sacred city of Amritsar and Mrs. Gandhi may well have cause to rue the day she did the same.»

The gallant troops overpowered the insurgents, killing two of them and capturing 11 men after a fierce fire fight, during an operation to clear the surrounding villages of fleeing Boko Haram terrorists.

He added that the troops engaged the terrorists with a heavy fire causing the terrorists to abandon their weapons and flee in disarray with gunshot wounds.

It was learnt that the insurgents exchanged fire with the troops, which resulted in the killing of five of them, while one hunter was reportedly shot dead.

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Continuing it said, «The troops responsible for the safety and security of the Chief of Army Staff on hearing explosion and firing were left with no choice than to defend him and the convoy at all cost as well as open up the barricaded road for law abiding citizens.

In the ensuing battle that lasted about 3 hours, many fighters were killed as the fire power of the troops sent them scampering.

On Sunday the government announced a new package of humanitarian support after Israel said it was ending its military offensive against Hamas, which has said it will hold fire for a week to allow Israeli troops to withdraw.

«In response to a distress call of an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on Kuda village along Butuku road, troops of 143 Battalion swung into action, unfortunately the terrorists fled after setting the village on fire that led to the death of an elderly woman.

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It was gathered that the militia men upon sighting troops opened fire on them and the troops reacted immediately by engaging the militia men.

«The terrorists encountered an overwhelming fire power from the troops in which 10 of them were killed.

The militia men on sighting own troops opened fire on them.

Despite warnings in 1992 and 2002, the MoD has failed to create adequate combat identification systems to protect British troops from friendly fire casualties, the Commons» public accounts committee (PAC) has found.

He also tried to fire up his troops with two attacks on Labour for banning McDonald's - including one that employed clunky McDonnell / McDonald's wordplay and an ending with double cheese.

Dikro, who said he hailed from Brass LGA of Bayelsa State, noted that they disguised as mourners just before approaching the military blockade and opened fire on the troops.

Six of the suspected bandits were neutralized during the encounter while others fled following the superior fire power of the troops.