Sentence examples for commanding operations from inspiring English sources

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.

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

That such a notable figure was still commanding operations in Deir al-Zour suggested that President Bashar al-Assad was still committing important resources to checking rebel advances in remote, rebellious eastern Syria.

A9 The United States general commanding operations in Tikrit says the insurgency there has been dealt a damaging blow by the occupation, but acknowledges that forces still face huge challenges.

The United States general commanding operations in Saddam Hussein's ancestral homeland says that American forces have dealt a damaging blow to the insurgency in this pivotal region of Iraq in the past 30 days by choking off much of the guerrillas' financing and arms supplies.

Judges in The Hague found Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač guilty on eight of nine counts for commanding operations that included the shelling of civilians, the torching of Serbian homes in south-west Croatia, the murder of hundreds of elderly Serbs and the forced exodus of at least 20,000 from the Serbian minority rooted in the Dalmatian hinterland for centuries.

I could not lead or command operations at night.

The exact failure mode is still unknown, however the result is that the normal software commanded operations will not function properly.

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.

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.

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.