Sentence examples for commanded operations from inspiring English sources

His two deputies would be Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, a cleric who has been responsible for issuing fatwas providing religious justification for military and terrorist operations, and Sirajuddin Haqqani, who commanded operations, including spectacular attacks in Kabul, on behalf of his ailing father, Jalaluddin.

Stephen's long-standing commander William of Ypres remained with the queen in London; William Martel, the royal steward, commanded operations from Sherborne in Dorset, and Faramus of Boulogne ran the royal household.

In 1940 he commanded Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk.

I could not lead or command operations at night.

Mr. Obama was expected to be far less specific about Pakistan, where Taliban leaders are commanding operations across the border against American forces, and where Al Qaeda's central leadership still lives.

To ward off attacks in Karbala, 28,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen have been on high alert for days, according to Maj. Gen. Othman al-Ghanemi, who commands operations there.

After the war, Bagramyan remained in command of the Baltic Military District, commanding operations against partisans in Lithuania and Latvia.

While Obama has discussed the merits of counter-terrorism, the policies he has adopted have emphasized COIN, including both the appointment of General McChrystal to command operations in Afghanistan and the details of his March strategy.

The Defense Department on Wednesday named Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, who commanded Special Operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, to lead the task force.

My father commanded these operations, carried out by "fedayeen," (which means, "self sacrifice").

During World War II, he commanded submarine operations out of the Australian ports of Brisbane and Fremantle.