Sentence examples for assaults commenced from inspiring English sources

By the best figures available to me, the Serbs pushed 25,000 Kosovars across adjacent borders in the two years before the bombing began, and expelled approximately 750,000 more after the air assaults commenced.

Just before the assault commenced, one of Amir's battalions disengaged to restock on ammunition and fuel.

The communist assault commenced just before midnight on 19 February, this time focussing on the south-east, and was preceded by heavy machine-gun fire.

Most assaults are commenced by one single, spark, if you will.

With Colonel Shaw leading, the assault was commenced".

"A truck carrying attackers drove to the front gate, and attackers, possibly firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles, commenced attacking Afghan Protective forces on the exterior of the gates," US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters.

By 10 00 they had struggled to within 300 m from their objective, and following further delays the assault was commenced at 11 00.

At approximately 4 a.m. on June 4, the Army assault re-commenced and continued unabated for more than 48 hours.

In 2008, Israel commenced an assault against Gaza.

At 06:35, the battalion commenced its assault and occupied Hill 51 without resistance.

On 7 August, the New Zealand Infantry Brigade commenced its assault on Chunuk Bair, the crest of the range, along what was known as Rhododendron Ridge.