Sentence examples for establishing checkpoints from inspiring English sources
After the attacks, Kurdish forces moved into the area and made a fortress of Sinjar and the surrounding villages, erecting earthen berms and establishing checkpoints even though the area is not a part of Iraqi Kurdistan.
President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia questioned whether Russia was serious about meeting the deadline, citing reports of Russian forces digging in around the port city of Poti and establishing checkpoints on strategic roads.
Johnson's office is accused of "engag[ing] in a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing against Latinos," including, among other things, targeting Latinos at traffic stops and establishing checkpoints outside of Latino neighborhoods.
The state says the violence is the product of religious extremism, and it has increased security and surveillance across the region, putting soldiers on the streets, establishing checkpoints, and policing how Uighurs conduct business, worship and dress.
Mexico says it is doing its part, spending about $300 million in the past few years building or modernizing border crossings, issuing identity cards for agriculture workers and establishing checkpoints on major roads to deter and catch migrants.
Bridget Kendall: Ahead of the referendum Russian troops and vehicles were seen deploying all over the Crimean peninsula, surrounding Ukrainian military sites and establishing checkpoints - which the Kiev authorities say definitely violated agreements that Russian forces should not move away from their bases without mutual agreement.
Law enforcement officials say demographics play no role in determining where the police establish checkpoints.
Officers have gone undercover as livery drivers and established checkpoints where they regularly stop drivers if they suspect a problem.
The police issued an all-points bulletin, established checkpoints and conducted searches, but no clowns were captured.
Soldiers, backed by tanks, established checkpoints on the main roads, while side streets were blocked by skips and shopping trolleys.
Christian militias established checkpoints on the vital roads leading from the Bekaa to specific ports on the coastline which smugglers had been using for years.
