The plan could force staged development of the gas fields, or allow the maximum number of wells in the minimum feasible time.
In another twist in the fast-moving situation, last weekend the Syrian air force staged its first raids on Isis bases in Raqqa, Hassakeh and Deir al-Zor.
From September to November 1952, the Chinese expeditionary force staged its sixth major offensive of the war, this time to force the allies back to the 38th parallel and to inflict unacceptable casualties on them.
A rival militia group, the Malaitan Eagle Force, staged a coup in June 2000 and forced the then prime minister to resign, saying he had failed to deal with the crisis, which had left up to 100 dead.
More than 17,000 Egyptian conscripts of the Central Security Forces (CSF), Egyptian para-military force, staged violent protests in and around Cairo.
Unable to compete against an intensified U.S. bombing campaign, the Taliban have brought their brutality to the cities in full force, staging one gruesome terror attack after another.
This would likely be what the Marines call a Sparrowhawk or Bald Eagle force, staged on an amphibious ship off the Syrian coast and poised for a mission called a TRAP, or tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.
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