Sentence examples similar to begin the offensive from inspiring English sources

As 2013 begins, the offensive problems continued.

The Iraqi Army began the offensive over the weekend and is being aided by American troops.

I asked John about the several thousands of rebels who have deserted FARC over the past eight years, since the Colombian government began the offensive that continues today.

Israel began the offensive on 8 July with the stated aim of halting cross-border rocket salvoes by Hamas and other militant groups.

In Marja, the district in Helmand Province where American Marines began the offensive 15 months ago, government officials can now drive freely.

His numbers improved markedly in a poll after he began the offensive, bringing him into a virtual tie with Mr. Hollande.

Ground forces with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces began the offensive Monday night, advancing toward the town of Hajin aided by U.S. airstrikes, U.S. and SDF officials said.

On 24 June, the 1st Krajina Corps of the VRS began the offensive codenamed Operation Corridor 92.

In comparison, the Red Army deployed over one million personnel for the purpose of beginning the offensive in and around Stalingrad.

The capture of the Alpine region also served the next offensive in 12 BC, when Tiberius began the offensive against the Pannonian tribes of Illyricum and his brother Nero Claudius Drusus against the Germanic tribes of the eastern Rhineland.

Together with the successful defense of Kobani, a town on the border between Syria and Turkey, this halted the advancing Islamic State blitzkrieg and began the offensive to retake all the territory they had grabbed.