Sentence examples for besieging of from inspiring English sources
This atmosphere encouraged the English Defence League and its offshoots in their violence and vitriol against Muslims in general, and in particular in the weekly mob besieging of the Othmans' family house – when the address was supposed to be kept secret by a court order for their safety.
And while the infighting among rebels was triggered by the besieging of eastern Aleppo, the rebel groups in the rest of northern Syria are part of larger coalitions, which provide them with protection and make the possibility of such discord slim – even more so after the loss of Aleppo.
In recent weeks, however, international attention has been focused on the Islamic State's besieging of the northeastern Syrian town of Kobani, on the border with Turkey.
The plan was amended in September 1991 to accommodate the besieging of JNA garrisons by the ZNG, incorporating the lifting of the blockade into the campaign objectives.
The arrival of English troops, and particularly the English fleet, in 1560, led to the besieging of the French forces in Leith, which fell in July.
The attack fed a conspiracy theory by opposition supporters that it may have been a government setup and overshadowed other drama on Tuesday, including the besieging of opposition legislators by gangs in the National Assembly.
The Prime Minister has been more besieged of late than at any time since he took office, in 1997.
Several considerations incline me to trust his account: this was probably not the only, nor the first, instance of apparent attempts to transmit disease by hurling biological material into besieged cities; it was within the technical capabilities of besieging armies of the time; and it is consistent with medieval notions of disease causality (22).
Besieging hundreds of thousands of civilians in their own neighbourhoods and villages.
Government-allied forces and militias, including Hezbollah, are responsible for besieging hundreds of thousands of Syrians across the country.
The siege dragged on without much progress, punctuated by frequent sallies on the part of the besieged; one of these claimed the life of their king.
