Sentence examples similar to beginning of armed aggression from inspiring English sources

Congo filed cases against Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda last year, accusing them of armed aggression and "massive violations of human rights".

As exasperation grows in Europe about U.S. leadership of the Atlantic alliance, France has taken the bold and unprecedented step of pledging to extend its nuclear deterrent to cover German territory in the case of armed aggression.

Despite a history of assimilation dating to the early 19th century, Asian-Americans contend with stubborn prejudices that stem from both cultural stereotyping and the record of armed aggression between the United States and Asian nations.

Under the Lisbon Treaty, if a member country "is the victim of armed aggression on its territory" other members are obliged to provide "aid and assistance by all the means in their power".

It invoked a clause in a European Union treaty obligating all EU nations to help a member state that "is the victim of armed aggression". It is the first time an EU country has made use of that provision.

Younger age groups were also more likely to be witnesses and victims of armed aggression.

The explicit "obligation" to react "by all means" in case of armed aggression against a member-state, goes beyond NATO's mutual assistance clause since, non-armed attacks shall also be covered.

It invoked EU Treaty Article 42 (7), which says that "if a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States shall have towards it an obligation of aid and assistance by all means".

It says that EU countries are obliged to assist a fellow member state that has become "a victim of armed aggression on its territory" and that this support should be consistent with potential NATO commitments.

There was no lack of expertise in armed aggression.

The Contracting States consider any [act of] armed aggression made against any one or more of them or their armed forces, to be directed against them all.