Sentence examples for base for forces from inspiring English sources

Zintan, a base for forces in the Nafusa Mountains which played a key part in the storming of Tripoli in the summer, is reported to have crowds dancing in the streets and waving the Libyan flag.

For a long time the town served as a base for forces loyal to ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, so everyone fled when the pro-Ouattara forces captured it in early March.

The former army and naval base contains a base for U.S. forces and Iwakuni International Airport.

Port-Vila served as a base for Allied forces in World War II.

Its location is also critical: it abuts the Mezze military airport, a major base for Syrian forces.

The delicate negotiations began today in a barren former Iraqi Airlines office at Mosul's airport, which has been turned into a base for American Special Operations forces.

Taking the place of mujahedeen mules on narrow mountain trails, Gators helped in setting up a base for special forces units.

Those are among the most well-guarded spots in Kandahar, the biggest city in southern Afghanistan and a major base for NATO forces.

During World War II, Prince Rupert served as a marshaling and supply base for Allied forces in the Aleutians and the mid-Pacific.

"The charges have been proved beyond all reasonable doubt," César San Martín, the chief judge of the panel, said Tuesday in the courtroom at a base for special forces on the outskirts of Lima.

After Marines under his command seized an airstrip outside Kandahar, establishing the first forward operating base for conventional forces in the country, General Mattis declared, "The Marines have landed, and we now own a piece of Afghanistan".