Sentence examples for army positioned from inspiring English sources

The Iraqi Army, positioned on the main road from the nearby town of Sayid Sadiq, fired artillery shells into Halabja, and the Air Force began dropping what is thought to have been napalm on the town, especially the northern area.

As some soldiers took positions on Mount Inoguchi and a nearby ridgeline, the main army positioned itself before Mount Inaba to begin the siege.

Wellington's army, positioned across the Brussels road on the Mont-Saint-Jean escarpment, withstood repeated attacks by the French in a defensive mode, until, in the evening, the Prussians arrived in force and broke through Napoleon's right flank.

The Meccan army positioned itself facing the Muslim lines, with the main body led by Abu Sufyan, and the left and right flanks commanded by Ikrimah ibn Abi-Jahl and Khalid ibn al-Walid respectively.

The rebels overran army positions near Nyabiondo.

The other suicide attackers targeted nearby army positions.

Squads are launching hit-and-run raids on army positions throughout the country.

The central government insists Mr Khan give up his army position.

In other areas of the country, militants, their faces covered in checkered kaffiyehs, attacked army positions.

The officer in Bamako said that the Islamists had encircled the town while shelling army positions.

Kukanjac claimed that not a single shot was fired from his army positions.