Sentence examples for possible offensive from inspiring English sources

In addition, it opens the road to a possible offensive by the militants on Homs and Damascus, key regime strongholds.

Certainly thousands of Turkish troops, backed by tanks and artillery, have massed for a possible offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels in Iraq.

And if other countries undertook similar research on biological agents, wouldn't the United States consider this to be strong evidence of a possible offensive biological weapons program?

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At a meeting of the country's security council, Poroshenko said the reinforcements would be for the "construction of fortifications" against a "possible offensive in the direction of Mariupol, Berdyansk, Kharkiv and Luhansk north".

"The adversary is carrying out a build-up of military equipment, weapons and fighters in the Mariupol area with the aim of a possible offensive on it," military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.

Even as some American ground troops settle into defensive positions in Baghdad and other cities, officers in Washington and in the region said, they also are preparing for possible offensives north of the capital, including a drive against Mr. Hussein's ancestral home, Tikrit.

American forces have mounted major operations, like one in mid-July that sought to break up a possible insurgent offensive.

The Associated Press reported that Israeli forces were moving toward the Gaza border "in prelude to possible ground offensive".

7.19pm GMT The Associated Press moves a one-sentence update: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces move toward Gaza border in prelude to possible ground offensive.

While the United States is bracing for a possible military offensive in Iraq, behind the scenes a soft war is well under way.