Sentence examples for prevent rebels from inspiring English sources

The interim president, Oleksandr Turchynov, admits Kiev is helpless to prevent rebels overrunning towns.

Russian forces have been trying to prevent rebels who fled Grozny from reaching safety in the south.

Government soldiers in and near the airport put up a fierce defense to prevent rebels from seizing the airport.

It is also consulting Uganda and Ethiopia, whose troops could intervene to prevent rebels from seizing South Sudan's capital, Juba.

Peotr Berykov, another of the Ghost Brigade's upper ranks, accuses Moscow of threatening to withhold humanitarian aid to prevent rebels from taking unilateral action.

Today, Shiite fighters help the Syrian government to hold the area around Sayida Zeinab — a foothold that helps prevent rebels from fully encircling Mr. Assad's seat of power in Damascus.

The government had imposed the curfew to prevent rebel attacks, but people were angry over a spate of armed robberies during curfew hours.

Since then, a ditch has been dug around the city to prevent rebel pickup trucks from getting quickly in and out of town.

Neighboring states that are too weak to prevent rebel access, states that wish to foster instability in their rivals, and large refugee diasporas provide important opportunities for insurgent groups to establish external bases.

Gaydamak claims he owned a secret stake in the business, which held an exclusive deal to market the country's gems in an effort to prevent rebel fighters being funded from the proceeds of so-called blood diamonds.

The new deal will not modify a controversial part of the accord that gives the Farc 10 congressional seats through 2026 or prevent rebel leaders from eventually being elected to political posts.