Sentences with phrase «weapons attack at»

However, Lady Cox told Premier she questioned whether there had been a chemical weapons attack at all.

Not exact matches

«We're seeing (the Russians) have more advanced weapons systems, missile systems that can attack land at long ranges, and we also see their operating proficiency is getting better as they range farther from home waters.»

«We believe that by hitting Barzeh in particular we've attacked the heart of the Syrian chemicals weapon program,» Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie told reporters at the Pentagon.

The face - off intensified after Russia warned that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave would be shot down.

The face - off between the two countries gained ground after Russia warned that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave would be shot down.

The IDF responded to the rocket and mortar attacks with limited airstrikes at launch sites, weapons caches and attack tunnel entrances.

Besides targeting sources of weapons technology, the curbs were the first time the United States sought to directly attack North Korea's daily consumer trade, said Peter Harrell, a sanctions expert at the Center for a New American Security.

It came one week after an alleged chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad that killed at least 60 people.

In a tweet, he hinted at retaliating against a deadly chemical weapons attack believed to be carried out by supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, warning of a «big price» to pay.

«It seems new national security advisor John Bolton could be starting his first day in the White House in the worst way possible: by having to plan a military strike on Assad's ability to deliver chemical weapons attacks in Syria,» Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, told CNBC.

Trump helped push Syria back to the forefront of foreign policy debates, hinting at retaliating against a deadly chemical weapons attack.

The Western countries said the strikes were aimed at preventing more Syrian chemical weapons attacks after a suspected poison gas attack in Douma on April 7 killed up to 75 people.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 (Reuters)- Western powers said on Saturday their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria's chemical weapons program, but the restrained assault appeared unlikely to shift the course of the 7 - year - old civil war.

«We believe that by hitting Barzeh in particular we've attacked the heart of the Syrian chemicals weapon program,» Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie said at the Pentagon.

«Chemical weapons have once again been used on Syrian men, women and children,» Haley said at Monday's meeting to discuss what appeared to be a chemical attack on Douma, the last rebel - held town in Syria, on Saturday that left 49 people dead and scores injured.

Her ability to cut through was on display on Monday this week, when Haley spoke at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council condemning the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed at least 40 people and is believed to have been carried out by the government under President Bashar al - Assad, although it denies the allegations.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his South Korean counterpart at their historic summit that he would be willing to give up his nuclear weapons if the U.S. commits to a formal end to the Korean War and a pledge not to attack the North, Seoul...

But one only has to glance at the weapons used in our nation's most prominent mass public attacks to recognize this claim as a myth:

The official said investigators are looking at social media posts Kelley may have made in the days before Sunday's attack, including one that appeared to show an AR - 15 semiautomatic weapon.

Since Ferguson concludes his article by stating that he suspects such a terrorist attack as being «bound to happen... sooner or later,» he is effectively saying that England has a loaded weapon pointed at its head, with the trigger poised.

Giving a statement at the White House, Mr Trump said the strikes were in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack in the town of Douma last Saturday - which killed up to 75 people, including children - and would send a clear message to his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al - Assad.

The US, UK and France have blamed President Bashar Al Assad of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma in Syria at the weekend and are now deciding what reaction the West should have.

Depay is in the best form of his career to date, topping the Eredivisie goal - scoring charts, proving he is adept at providing an end product as well as being able to supply the ammunition for more central attacking weapons.

Well our next game is against Hull City at home and should be mainly about us trying to break down a dogged defence, so perhaps the attacking threat of Chamberlain will be a bigger weapon than the passing and work rate of the Egyptian, who might not be in the best frame of mind after losing the AFCON final to Cameroon despite opening the scoring himself.

look at the attacking weapons he would have..

It has evolved into full - on armor, less a method of protection at this point, and more a weapon, a point of attack driven into the opponent.

The England man's finishing has improved a great deal since being handed regular first team action at Arsenal and we select him as our central attacking weapon over Olivier Giroud.

Although he can't match Rose over ten yards, he can still be a key attacking weapon for Spurs and, with Trippier, Kyle Walkers - Peters and new signing Serge Aurier also options at full - back, it's fair to say that Spurs possess strength in depth in that area.

We need to be technically skilled because they're a technical team and attack is their best weapon so we need to be very, very good at that.

Dortmund themselves are missing the assertive Neven Subotic at centre - back, however their primary weapon lies in their attack.

The attack is the sharpest weapon in Massimo Carrera's armoury, just look here at how three of the four combined for Spartak's second goal against Zenit before the break.

For Israel, possessing nuclear weapons is not aimed simply at deterring an attack, but rather at avoiding its destruction.

The report comes at a time when Corbyn has been attacked over what critics say is his unwillingness to criticise Russia over the Salisbury nerve agent attack and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

We should never forget that threats are launched at us secretly, new weapons systems and tactics are developed secretly, and countries or terrorist groups that plan attacks or operations against us do so in secrecy.

Too many communities are at the mercy of attacks from sundry groups of criminals who appear to have unchallenged access to space and weapons,»

The NPP's acting General Secretary, John Boadu at a press conference accused the NDC of attacking their supporters with guns and other weapons.

The gunman who killed 26 people at a small - town Texas church had a history of domestic violence that spanned years before the attack, and was able buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules.

The announcement, particularly the bit on the NRA, confirms one line of attack on Young will be her vote against an assault weapons ban — added after roll call — in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Abbott was hitting out on social media at the international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, who on Monday morning defended the government's refusal to hold a parliamentary vote before launching strikes in response to the chemical weapon attack on Douma.

Sarah Hainsworth, study author and Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Leicester explains, «Richard's injuries represent a sustained attack or an attack by several assailants with weapons from the later medieval period.

He postulates that two factors may influence the outcome of a mass shooting event: training officers to recognize which mass shooters are most likely to commit suicide by their own hand or attempt «suicide by cop»; and providing officers with detailed information about the attack (such as the offender's number of weapons, number of victims killed, and decision to attack at an open commercial site, factory, or warehouse).

Before the 9/11 attacks, passenger screening involved metal detectors, but these were closer to the gates than they are now, «making it easier to stash or cache weapons such as the box cutters [the 9/11 attackers] used,» says Joshua Marpet, security evangelist at security firm DataDevastation.

There are no defence or weapon upgrades, either, with the emphasis purely being on collecting powerful stickers that are consumed one at a time during battle — or in multiples of three should the fruit machine-esque reel be used, matching three of a kind to do three attacks in one round.

He built his own unique weapons, attacked his enemy in broad daylight at a public event, sent an army of military drones to a crowded area, and broke out of prison with no idea of who was helping him.

Filling up the magic meter means once the magic is unleashed by pressing the R button, players will have their attacks enhanced according to the weapon they're wielding at the time.

Though the trailer is in Japanese, you can see some pretty heated action and special moves from the weapon, including moves designed to take out a lot of foes at once, and focused fireball attacks for precision strikes.

Her weapon of choice is a bayonet - styled weapon that can be used to attack at a distance.

A medical worker at a Damascus hospital holds a sign protesting a suspected chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital a year ago.

Swinging weapons still feels sluggish at times and the movement when attacking combined with the motion blur is downright disorienting.

With Vaal Hazak, attacking with an Elderseal weapon will reduce its ability to build up the effluvia that it spews at you as its main attack.