Sentence examples for commando attack from inspiring English sources

A commando attack on civilian ships looks callous and disproportionate.

In 1973 the Palestinian movement suffered a severe blow from an Israeli commando attack in Beirut in April that killed three of its leaders.

This time, however, commentators in the Israeli media, on the left and the right, were immediately slamming the commando attack as a failure.

It was announced in January, with much focus then on its potential for guarding against illegal immigrants and foreign terrorists, including the Pakistani sort that launched a commando attack on Mumbai in November.

See articleA fragile ceasefire more or less held in Lebanon, despite various infractions, including an Israeli commando attack to stymie what Israel said was a Hizbullah operation to restock its arsenal.

Broadcast in the 8pm Top Gear slot, Greatest Raid of All Time, about the second world war commando attack on St Nazaire, attracted 3.7 million viewers and a 14% share.

Combatants slipped into the water for commando attacks on other boats.

In recent years, with the aid of the I.S.I., the Haqqanis have become increasingly active, fostering spectacular suicide commando attacks in Kabul, Khost, and elsewhere.

ReprintsThe past week has seen many reports, mostly emanating from Islamabad, of a well-advanced al-Qaeda plot to launch commando attacks in Berlin, Paris and London similar to those that took place in Mumbai in 2008.

The second stage involved a joint navy, infantry and air force landing on Dongshan island that included simulated missile attacks, aerial bombardments, nighttime parachute landings, rapid sea-based troop landings and commando attacks on ports and airports.

Mr. Karimov was firm, however, that the United States would not be allowed to carry out ground attacks, bombing raids or commando attacks from Uzbekistan, which shares with Afghanistan a mountainous border only 100 miles long.