Sentence examples for mounting assaults from inspiring English sources

The Saudis, in conjunction with its allies the United Arab Emirates, have been trying to form new political alliances inside Yemen to isolate the Houthis, as well as mounting assaults on Houthi positions south of Sana'a.

It sees you mounting assaults against your rivals, defending against their counter-attacks and desperately trying to eliminate their biggest threats before they can unceremoniously slaughter your carefully constructed forces.

This gave Saʿīd his opportunity, and in 1828, 1829, and 1833 he mounted assaults upon Mombasa.

They use the areas as a base from which to mount assaults on U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

I watched both sides mount assaults, some trying to gain just a house or two, others for bigger prizes, only to be forced back by sharpshooters, mortars or sprays of machinegun fire.

The manifestly superior military and naval technology of the Portuguese and the greater unity of their command enabled them, in the years that lay ahead, to mount assaults upon the ill-defended city-states.

He has promised a tougher fight against members of the Taliban and Al Qaeda ensconced in the nation's tribal areas, from where they mount assaults on American and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight suicide attackers mounted assaults on government compounds in two eastern towns on Tuesday, killing six members of the Afghan security forces and wounding four, officials said.

–Pirates have mounted assaults from a "mother ship" to extend their range of operation, with some seizures taking place as far as 260 nautical miles off shore.

Despite the mounted assault, however, the French 2nd Division suffered high casualties and lost five colors, a significant blow to its morale and pride.

Individual studios, meantime, have also been mounting solo assaults.