Sentence examples for launch strikes from inspiring English sources

If the effort falls short then Mr Obama would be authorised to launch strikes.

Doubts about Mr Obama multiplied, meanwhile, when he threatened to launch strikes against Syria but in the end backed down.

London, Paris and Washington, prime movers behind Nato's intervention, worry that Isis could launch strikes on Europe across the Mediterranean.

The US was informed of Russia's plans to launch strikes on Syria an hour before they occurred.

Sens Lindsey Graham and John McCain have called on Obama to launch strikes that would topple Assad.

If Israel were to decide that it had no choice but to launch strikes against Iran, some in Congress might cheer.

In 2011, Obama was strongly criticised for not consulting Congress before launching strikes against Libya.

Amnesty also said coalition forces have repeatedly launched strikes using internationally banned cluster bombs.

In May Jordan's air force launched strikes on returning fighters fleeing from a Syrian army offensive in the south.

Recent polls suggest Britons oppose launching strikes on Syria by 2-1, with only a quarter in favour.

At Hong Kong International Airport, security forces stepped up patrols of flights departing for the United States and Britain after Washington launched strikes against Afghanistan.