Sentence examples for clear territory from inspiring English sources

As the company continued to clear territory and fight, it was shifting to other missions.

There are not enough to both clear territory from the Taliban and keep it.

The administration finally understands the need not only to clear territory but also to hold and build on it.

According to one definition, a state needs a clear territory, a permanent population and the ability to deal with other states.

Upskilling the Iraqi security forces in this area will allow them to clear territory safely and return it to local people who have been displaced".

"You don't clear territory, you don't hold territory, and you don't undermine Al Qaeda's support base with Predator strikes alone," he said.

In 4.2 thousand ha of clear-cut territory, using good machinery, there is an average volume of washed away soil of 12.6 m3.

"Bs always have something going for them," he explained, while a C grade indicates "steer-clear territory".

When the 9th Division cleared territory, it left a devastating footprint.

Seven months after the Marines began flowing forces into Helmand Province, clearing territory and trying to establish local Afghan government, such tactics have helped the Taliban transform themselves from the primary provincial power to a canny but mostly unseen force.

Qaddafi's men would retreat under NATO bombardment; the rebels would stream into the cleared territory until they caught up, and then engage the soldiers in hasty and often fatal attacks.