Sentence examples for cessation of active hostilities from inspiring English sources

Armistice, an agreement for the cessation of active hostilities between two or more belligerents.

The Third Geneva Convention requires that prisoners of war be "released and repatriated, without delay after cessation of active hostilities".

But the Americans' spokesman in Baghdad said this week that the outgoing authority was not obliged to hand Mr Hussein over "until the cessation of active hostilities", which were "unfortunately" continuing.

After the cessation of active hostilities, it takes years to rebuild hospitals, schools, sewers, power and roads.

Is the ending of active hostilities totally unrealistic?

Russia and the US will work together to "delineate territory where groups that have indicated their commitment to and acceptance of the cessation of hostilities are active".

A cessation of hostilities has reduced fighting in Syria's five-year civil war but has unravelled in recent days.

"She proposed working toward an immediate cessation of hostilities, we wanted to immediately cease the hostilities.

Some of the conflict's worst fighting followed a cessation of hostilities agreement that was reached in January.

The cessation of hostilities applies "to any party currently engaged in military or paramilitary hostilities against any other parties," according to the U.S. State Department.

So what we want to see is the regime to comply with the cessation of hostilities, which only applies to those who have signed up to the cessation of hostilities".