Sentence examples for announced an offensive from inspiring English sources

President Eduard A. Shevardnadze of Georgia announced an offensive today to clear the Pankisi Gorge of criminal gangs, and said the operation should help improve strained ties with neighboring Russia.

UN sources say more than 100,000 people in Jonglei and the neighbouring state of Eastern Equatoria have been driven from their homes.South Sudan's weak central government has announced an offensive, deploying some 12,000 soldiers to discourage tribal raiding in Jonglei.

After repeated calls by regional and international organizations for negotiations and peace talks, the M23 announced an offensive with the aim of taking Goma.

The Pakistani government formally announces an offensive against the Pakistan Taliban leader.

By Avi Zenilman June 15, 2009 The Pakistani government formally announces an offensive against the Pakistan Taliban leader.

If President Bush next week were to announce an offensive against Falluja and other terrorist strongholds in the Sunni triangle, would you support it?

In March 1993, military incursions by Azeri forces and artillery barrages were reported to have been coming from the region, prompting military leaders to announce an offensive against the rayon.

The interior minister, Arsen Avakov, announced an "active offensive phase of the ATO outside of Slavyansk" on his Facebook page.

In a markedly interventionist speech on the eve of the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Obama announced an aggressive offensive to combat Isis, which has been responsible for the beheading of two American citizens in the past month and captured a swath of territory in northern parts of Iraq and Syria.

In response to NATO's push, the insurgents have announced a fresh offensive of their own.

In the summer the rebels announced a large offensive to seize the base, only to call it off not long after it began.