Sentence examples for insurgent declaration from inspiring English sources

In a meeting of Sunni leaders Sunday in the northern city of Tikrit, religious and militia leaders encouraged people to vote in defiance of a recent insurgent declaration that anyone who participated in the referendum would be killed.

Because both Berlin and Rome have recognized the Spanish insurgent government since that declaration was made in the course of an official visit to Germany of Count Galeazzo Ciano, the wording in the "Nazional Zeitung" differs somewhat from the original.

The announcement of a formal Islamic state by insurgents in Syria and Iraq is a "declaration of war against the West and al Qaida", an expert has warned.

Murals defiantly declare Caracas an "insurgent city".

"When he first became president in 1965, there were 165 insurgents; today there are more than 16,000 of them getting closer to the (presidential) palace doors". Aquino charged that Marcos only used the insurgency to justify his 1972 declaration of martial law but has done nothing to combat it.

The declaration came after Abu Sayyaf extremists backed by members of another insurgent group burned down buildings in the predominantly Muslim city of Marawi to prevent troops from arresting a top rebel commander.

The declaration would bring "extraordinary measures" to bear against the insurgents in order to "restore normalcy" to the region, the president said.

Craig's declaration of support for Obama in March 2007 was vital to the insurgent candidate, because of his well-known loyalty to the Clintons.

The essay appeared on the heels of Obama's declaration that the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against insurgents warranted Bashar al-Assad's removal from power.

The attacks showed Islamic State can still strike in the heart of the Iraqi capital despite recent military losses, undermining Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's declaration of victory last month when Iraqi forces dislodged the hardline Sunni insurgents from the nearby city of Falluja.

The declaration of a caliphate could help end the confusion about what to call the Sunni insurgents sweeping Iraq and Syria.