Sentence examples for goal of the attack from inspiring English sources

The declared goal of the attack was Israel's elimination.

He claimed the original goal of the attack was to capture American hostages and force a trade.

The primary goal of the attack, it said, was to gain access to the e-mail accounts of Chinese human-rights activists.

The goal of the attack on Tirin Kot, said Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, the Taliban spokesman for the south and west of the country, was "to make the government collapse".

In a sign of regional stability, Israeli leaders did not allow themselves to be baited into a conflict with Egypt, an obvious potential goal of the attack near the border.

Mr. Nikam said that the ultimate goal of the attack was the capture of Kashmir, which is divided between India and Pakistan; both countries claim the region and have fought two wars over it.

This was "no doubt a major goal" of the attacks, it says.

The goal of the attacks was to neutralize health care as the core of Bradley's positive message.

The nature of the experiences (and I'm convinced this is one goal of the attacks) is to cut us off from others and make us more vulnerable.

Hamas referred to Mr. Rabin as "this crazy old man," and warned that the Qassam Units "have prepared themselves well for the period between now and the Israeli elections". The statement did not explain exactly what the goal of the attacks was.

Kerry and other U.S. officials say the true goal of the attacks is to derail the peace process.