Sentence examples for airstrikes from inspiring English sources

The White House said Biden clarified his remarks and recognised the UAE's strong steps to counter extremists and participation in US-led airstrikes.

He is expected to discuss with Netanyahu Israel's recent airstrikes on weapons stores near Damascus and the risks of such action internationalising the civil war, now into its third year.

Rubio called for increasing airstrikes against Isis militants in Iraq, to be supported on the ground by a "pan-Arab Sunni force" including troops supplied by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who to many eyes appears to be the kind of "pro-American dictator" that Rubio dismissed as an "oxymoron" in his last outing before the council on foreign relations, in 2012.

The Egyptian military launched airstrikes on Darna in retaliation.

The UAE is a key Arab partner in the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (Isis) group and has targeted its fighters in airstrikes in Syria.

It is obvious the Abbott government will assist the US if Washington resolves to conduct airstrikes in northern Iraq.

A chlorine gas attack on the outskirts of Damascus in 2013 killed hundreds and nearly drove the US to launch airstrikes against the government of embattled Bashar Assad.

For nine hours, I was in the trench with his body during airstrikes and tank shelling.

Filiu identifies wasted opportunities, including President Obama's August 2013 decision to give up on airstrikes against Assad's military after its use of chemical weapons.

It runs something like this: "I marched against the war on Iraq, I detest US domination, but in this case I have no problem with American airstrikes".

The government is expected to immediately approve Australian warplanes joining airstrikes in northern Iraq.