Sentence examples for ceased offensive from inspiring English sources

Section 907 of the act concerned Azerbaijan (and, to impose parity, presidents have imposed the same on Armenia as well), requiring sanctions until the White House certifies to Congress that Azerbaijan has ceased offensive operations and lifted the blockade against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

As part of the deal, American forces have agreed to cease offensive operations in Sadr City, the vast Shiite slum in eastern Baghdad that forms the core of Mr. Sadr's support.

In a 12-point document signed by Carlos Castaño, leader of the Self-Defense Forces, and other top commanders, the organization said it would cease offensive operations against leftist rebels and their supporters.

The Polish side ceased all offensive actions on the western front, and only the artillery remained active.

This week Afghan's upper house of Parliament recommended that the government start peace talks with the Taliban, and that foreign forces cease all offensive operations.

About a hundred Semenovka residents later vented their anger against the central government, demanding that the Ukrainian forces cease their offensive and withdraw from the region.

It called on the Nato-led forces to cease taking offensive action against the Taliban and asked the Afghan government to talk to the insurgents, provided the Taliban accept the country's new constitution.

Now on the verge of battlefield defeat, the rebels reiterated their calls for the government to cease its offensive and restart talks to resolve the ethnic conflict between the minority Tamils and the Sinhalese majority.

Andrew J. Bacevich, a professor at Boston University and the author of "The Limits of Power: The End of the American Exceptionalism," said he believes the mission will probably expand because the proponents of intervention will not be satisfied simply with forcing Gaddafi's forces to cease their offensive.

In 1628 the Polish forces, short of funds, were forced to cease their offensive and go on the defensive.

The Ottoman campaign in Hungary ceased until the offensive against Szigetvár.