Sentence examples for not only assad from inspiring English sources

He said in 2014 that the idea that there was ever a moderate opposition "in a position to suddenly overturn not only Assad but also ruthless, highly trained jihadists if we just sent a few arms is a fantasy.

American troops would have to fight their way to the sites, possibly battling not only Assad's government but also various rebel groups, including Al Nusra.

Such a go-it-alone choice would bring Turkey to a confrontation with not only Assad's army, but also Syria's Kurds and perhaps even the Shia militia fighting ISIL.

That would not only hamper Assad's ability to fight, it would allow refugees to remain within Syria's borders, thus reducing pressure on neighboring countries.

Yet critics point to Turkey's overt support for the Syrian rebels, which has antagonised not only Mr Assad but also Iran.

There are those who maintain that the failure of the UK, and especially the US, to intervene in Syria two years ago, not only bolstered Assad and prolonged the suffering of Syrians, but itself contributed to the rise of Isis.

Recent remarkable film footage broadcast by the BBC showed Iranian Revolutionary Guards not only training Assad's men but fighting on the ground in Syria – in the face of repeated denials from Tehran.

Not only did Assad's government enlist the help of North Korea to build a secret, illicit plutonium factory on the Euphrates (the nearly completed nuclear reactor destroyed by an Israeli air strike in September 2007).

"This revolution is not only against Assad," she said.

The Russians have not only supported Mr. Assad politically but have been also providing weapons to the Syrian government.

Last December, Carter visited Syria, and met not only with President Assad but with Khaled Meshal, the Hamas leader.