Sentence examples for obtained arms from inspiring English sources

So far, the rebels have obtained arms from defecting Qaddafi loyalists, as well as from abandoned ammunitions depots.

In 1855 73, Muslims, led by Du Wenxiu (alias Sultan Sulaymān), who obtained arms from the British authorities in Burma (Myanmar), staged the Panthay Rebellion, which was crushed with great cruelty by the Chinese imperial troops, aided by arms from the French authorities in Tonkin (northern Vietnam).

The BBC's Mishal Husain explains how Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's government has obtained arms,and outlines where the majority of opposition weapons reach the country from.

During the Croatian War of Independence, Croatia obtained arms from several countries (including Hungary), despite a United Nations-imposed arms embargo.

In obtaining arms from Eastern-bloc manufacturers, and channelling them to small states and armed groups, Kassar prefigured the strategy of the notorious Tajik arms broker Viktor Bout, who in the nineties began selling surplus weaponry from the Cold War.

Britain showered corruption on the Saudis to obtain arms contracts.

The report accuses Togo's president, Gnassingbe Eyadema, of helping Mr. Savimbi obtain arms and fuel.

The Israeli ambassador to the UK claimed that Ian Paisley had contacted him "to obtain arms".

Ulster Resistance, the sources say, joined forces with the Ulster Defense Association and Ulster Volunteer Force to obtain arms.

Pretending otherwise offers an excuse for inaction — for refusing to help Ukraine obtain arms in its own defense, for example.

His assignment was to explain to England the plight of the revolutionary colony, to gain recognition for it, and to obtain arms and support.