Sentence examples for chunks of territory from inspiring English sources

As in Somalia, jihadists held large chunks of territory.

South and west of Mogadishu the extremists still control large chunks of territory.

"It appears the insurgents are now operating in larger chunks of territory," the official continued.

Even if Mr. Assad were to step down voluntarily, his Alawite military machine and its sectarian allies are likely to fight on, holding large chunks of territory.

It seems that the Shabab, who have lost several chunks of territory in the past few months, are regrouping to some degree.

To date, these groups have not been spectacularly successful, but they are holding significant chunks of territory in Syria's west and northeast.

"The government of Syria lost some large chunks of territories and several cities to the opposition and wants to retake control of these areas," Mr. Ladsous said at the United Nations.

Small as it conventionally sounds, Rhode Island is still a fairly large chunk of territory.

France intervened the following year, after Islamist fighters seized control of a large chunk of territory.

That's less than the land area currently covered by cities, but a huge chunk of territory nonetheless.

Congress had also carved an enormous chunk of territory out of western Utah to form the new Nevada Territory.