Sentence examples for is onslaught from inspiring English sources

One objective may have been to provide relief for Syrian Kurds struggling to hold out against an IS onslaught; if IS were to take Kobane despite being under air attack it would be a striking victory.In Washington, Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress offered bipartisan support, broadly reflecting the changed mood of their constituents.

So the Kurds' failure to withstand this latest IS onslaught has caused jitters in Baghdad, where there has been a stand-off for several weeks between government forces and the jihadists only about 30km (18 miles) north of the capital.

Ammar had first-hand experience of dealing with an IS onslaught when his house was on the frontline of the IS advance into Fallujah at the end of 2013.

The US is attempting to restore the credibility of at least some of the Iraqi military, which originally crumbled in the face of the IS onslaught.

Intelligence sources suggest that Khorasan was preparing attacks on American and European airlines.Another reason for the timing of the attack may have been the hope that it might provide some relief for Syrian Kurdish fighters who are struggling to hold Ain al-Arab (known to Kurds as Kobane), a strategic town near the border with Turkey, against an IS onslaught.

But they want the government in Baghdad to cede the disputed territories taken by them since the Iraqi army fled in the face of the IS onslaught.

President Obama wasn't exaggerating when he said this cost onslaught is unsustainable.

There is no onslaught.

More challenging is the onslaught of sunlight at such proximity.

One reason is the onslaught of ads funded by oil company money.

Probably the biggest risk the risk-averse Ms. Mitler will face is an onslaught of competition.