Sentence examples for aim of rooting out from inspiring English sources

In recent years, operations have targeted mosques, particularly in Mombasa, with the aim of rooting out suspected terrorists and radicalization centers.

In the early aughts, the government implemented the system of chengguan enforcement throughout the country, with the aim of rooting out bureaucratic redundancies.

The Israeli Army had pushed into Ramallah on Tuesday morning with the stated aim of rooting out terrorists and their weapons, but the troops had refrained from moving into the town square.

LONDON, Nov. 29 — Moderate British Muslim leaders on Thursday proposed guidelines that aim to root out extremism, promote a culture of "civic responsibility" and foster women's rights in the country's mosques, Islamic centers and Muslim schools.

Valentin Paniagua and his new ministers aim to root out corruption in the army, the police, the judiciary and other government institutions before special elections are held April 8.

A1 American Raids in Iraq American forces carried out an aggressive series of predawn raids across central Iraq, aiming to root out groups that have been attacking allied soldiers and to project an intimidating display of power.

The move is part of a package of measures aimed at rooting out police corruption and misconduct announced by Home Secretary Theresa May.

It was then, in 2007, that his government opened the first in a series of investigations aimed at rooting out what he described as a vast, secret cabal dubbed "Ergenekon"—composed of the secular élite that had historically dominated Turkey.

Muhammad Naim Baloch, the governor of Helmand, said the attack took place around noon in the Grishek district of the province, an area that remains thick with Taliban despite years of coalition offensives in the province aimed at rooting out insurgents.

It was the first day of the Pakistani national's deportation hearing, which comes on the heels of new federal anti-terror laws aimed at rooting out security threats and tackling homegrown terrorism in Canada.

President Barack Obama on Friday will sign an executive order aimed at rooting out unscrupulous sales tactics by schools seeking to capitalize on billions of dollars in higher education assistance for the military.