Sentence examples for militants test from inspiring English sources

In any case, the United States military has expressed concern generally that attacks will escalate from all sides after the withdrawal as militants test the defenses of the Iraqi government.

Israeli media said the blasts appeared to have resulted from Palestinian militants testing their weapons.

Two days earlier, the militants made a test run against the outpost, taking the rare step of directly engaging it in a firefight, albeit a brief one, soon after the first radio antennas came down.

In a stepped-up exchange of attack and retaliation, Palestinian militants have been testing new tactics, and the Israeli Army has been searching for new ways to strike back.

NIAMEY, Niger — Created five years ago to focus on training the armed forces of dozens of African nations and strengthening social, political and economic programs, the Pentagon's Africa Command now finds itself on a more urgent mission: confronting a new generation of Islamist militants who are testing the United States' resolve to fight terrorism without being drawn into a major conflict.

Taliban militants have been testing the limits of the Afghan army in recent weeks, with a major offensive in the southern province of Helmand.

"These militants repeatedly try to test both ANSF and ISAF soldiers and continue to fail time after time," Lt. Col. Clarence Counts, a NATO spokesman in eastern Afghanistan, said in a statement, referring to Afghan and NATO forces.

His leadership was immediately tested when militants seized a terminal of Donetsk airport, in the east of the country.

The early performance of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has encouraged Iraqi and Western officials, but his efforts are being tested by militants who control one-third of Iraq.

Militant violence will also test the leadership of the incoming prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N, who is likely to take office by the end of this month after winning a majority in the National Assembly.

JERUSALEM — Israel's military intelligence chief said Tuesday that Hamas militants in Gaza recently test-fired a rocket that flew 37 miles into the sea, a development that would put the environs of Tel Aviv within range and would attest to the success of Hamas in rebuilding and even improving its military abilities since Israel's devastating three-week offensive in Gaza last winter.