Sentence examples for controls large areas from inspiring English sources
Isis controls large areas in Iraq and Syria.
The Shabab is an Islamist militia that controls large areas of Mogadishu, the capital, and southern Somalia.
Isis controls large areas of the country's north and north-east near the border with Iraq, where the Islamist group's bloody rampage is well-documented.
The interior ministry in Riyadh blamed "terrorist elements" for the incident early, but did not name any group, though it is thought likely to be Isis, which controls large areas of Iraq as well as Syria.
The jihadist group controls large areas of Syria and northern Iraq.
Senior US officials told broadcaster CNN McCain was fighting for Islamic State (IS), which now controls large areas of Iraq and Syria.
Taliban militants have increased their attacks the last three years and now control large areas of countryside.
Government forces moved in to control large areas of the country, and the guerrillas retaliated with bombings and other attacks.
By November, Boko Haram controlled large areas of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states.
Shabab fighters, who used to control large areas of Somalia, have been routed in recent months by African Union peacekeepers.
