Sentence examples for laying land from inspiring English sources

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Several people who had left the conflict zone said they had seen the Taliban laying land mines in the roads to stop the army from entering the city.

"We think probably the Taliban are laying land mines or resorting to roadside bombs to hit Afghan and foreign forces," said Niamatullah Ghafari, a member of Parliament from Helmand Province.

An intelligence officer told Associated Press that they were aware of the movement, but that the military is acting with care as many civilians are still trapped in the town and Boko Haram is laying land mines around it.

During engagements it's up to engineers to keep friendly tanks moving forward by constructing pontoon bridges, stop hostile tanks by digging traps, laying land mines, and building road blocks.

However many troops are involved, Indian soldiers sent to the border are laying land mines, building bunkers and putting tanks, artillery guns and other equipment in place, according to local officials and residents in the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Mr Nkurunziza was sentenced to death in absentia by a Burundian court in 1998 for laying land mines, but received an amnesty under the peace accord that ended the fighting.

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The Kachin have laid land mines in the path of the government army, he said.

TRIPOLI, Libya — Militia loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi laid land mines on the edge of the city of Ajdabiya in eastern Libya, Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday.

The LRDG also laid land mines, the most common being the Mk 2 mine.

They laid land mines and anti-tank obstacles in the vegetable gardens.

A Bangladesh border guard officer said two blasts were heard on Tuesday on the Myanmar side, after two on Monday fueled speculation Myanmar forces had laid land mines.

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