Sentence examples for attack to kill from inspiring English sources

The CIA launched a failed drone attack to kill Awlaki in May after Obama gave the unusual authorisation for the killing of an American citizen.

His primary motive was hatred of the United States, and he planned the attack to kill as many Americans as possible, the investigators said.

But a spokesman for the Free Aceh Movement, Sofyan Dawood, denied that the rebels were responsible, saying, "We have never staged an attack to kill our own people".

The police said he had intended to drive it in a suicide attack to kill the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, or Western officials.

When American troops were more involved, it was rare for an attack to kill more than a few soldiers, at least in part because of air support, which Afghan forces do not usually get on their own.

Six years after the shooting, it finally acknowledged the obvious -- this was a planned attack to kill Jews, and the van carrying Ari Halberstam and other religious youngsters was an inviting target.

"We need more drone attacks to kill these terrorists," he wrote.

The man, Najibullah Zazi, admitted that he came to New York last year near the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to kill himself and others on the subway using a homemade bomb.

Another British-run company, Erinys International, now deploys 14,000 Iraqis to guard Iraq's oil installations.American soldiers' self-protective equipment and skills have improved, so it takes more attempted attacks to kill any.

Signeul's outfit showed up better after the break and had numerous chances before Schelin finished a counter-attack to kill the contest and ensure the Swedes ended the campaign on top of Group Four.

Of course, drone attacks are only one method by which the US and its allies deliver death and destruction in Afghanistan and the wider Middle East, from night raids and air attacks to killing sprees on the ground.