"None of the great backs you're talking about has carried the offensive load for their team the way Jamal has, and I think that makes it all that much more spectacular".
The Sri Lankan military has carried out an offensive on northern rebel strongholds in which at least 100 rebel fighters were killed last week, the military said.
And even when the army has carried out successful offensives, it has often been unable to set up a permanent presence, a weakness magnified by the state's own absence in much of Colombia, said Richard Millett, an American analyst who has written about Colombia's army.
In recent weeks, the military has carried out a fierce offensive against the Karen minority, driving refugees across the border into Thailand.
According to the newspaper, Lajjun was the "most important place taken by the Jews, whose offensive has carried them through ten villages south and east of Mishmar Ha'emek".
An offensive resurgence has carried the Astros to five victories in their last six games.
"Black people prefer to be referred to as black, because historically the term coloured has carried particularly negative connotations, an offensive undertone.
It all started in the film room for Manning and his offensive teammates, but it has carried over onto the field.
The Mosul operation follows two other offensives, in Basra and the Sadr City district of Baghdad, that the government has carried out in recent months; the other two offensives focused on Shiite militias.
Had Stoudemire been healthy to start the season, it's possible the Knicks would have still found the offensive rhythm and efficiency that has carried them to the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.
