Sentence examples for forces end from inspiring English sources

How did Pakistan's armed forces end up dominating the economy?

The United Nations directive that the coalition forces end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait was fulfilled.

The German men were convicted of violating the terms of the German surrender, which had ordered that all hostilities toward the Allied forces end.

The Afghan view is somewhat different, with persistent reports of flight of capital due to apprehension about the insurgents taking over swathes of the country when Western forces end combat operations in 2014.

KABUL, Afghanistan — After years of insisting that American forces end covert nighttime raids on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai's government was close to completing a deal that would give the Afghan authorities legal oversight of the raids, while allowing American forces to retain a guiding role in conducting them, officials from both countries said Tuesday.

More plausibly, Iran could extend its existing co-operation in Afghanistan, helping to stabilise the country as NATO forces end their combat mission there.Do Messrs Rohani and Zarif have a vision of Iran being one day welcomed by a grateful America into a new Middle East security architecture that recognises it as an indispensable and respected regional superpower?

Security forces ended the sit-ins, with violence, resulting in the death of hundreds of people.

A botched rescue operation by German security forces ended in 11 of the athletes being killed.

In 2009 the Sri Lankan army defeated the Tamil forces, ending the country's long civil war.

In your opinion, have the operations of the coalition forces ended as a result of the capture of Saddam Hussein?

Simultaneously, we must obtain an immediate United Nations-monitored cease-fire, with the Libyan Army withdrawing from contested cities and rebel forces ending attempts to advance.