Sentence examples for punitive operations from inspiring English sources

There have been punitive operations in defence of empire, cold war operations, post-9/11 support for the US, and the Troubles in Ireland.

The introduction of foreign troops to training has aggravated the Russian administration, who have denounced the Ukrainian guardsmen as "ultranationalists" Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich described said the troops had "stained themselves with the blood of women, children and the elderly during their punitive operations".

He said the Ukrainian military was responsible for "punitive operations on civilian targets and infrastructure, with dozens of civilians killed", saying the attacks must be stopped as soon as possible.

William conducted a widespread sequence of punitive operations across the north of England in the aftermath of the attacks in 1069 and 1070.

It perpetrated this deception in order to whip up anti-Arab sentiment and make it easier to justify punitive operations in the West Bank and Gaza.

The day before, the British Parliament voted against the UK taking part in the planned punitive operation.

India has no wish for a full-scale war, but the sort of punitive operation it has in mind could turn into one.

Events in east Ukraine "really are a punitive operation, but one carried out by the Kiev authorities, and not vice versa," said Putin.

The widespread belief among many local people is that the police have gone fully over to the side of the separatists, and the army had come in to carry out a punitive operation against the police.

There were a number of combative questions during the session, most notably from a Ukrainian journalist who demanded Putin justify the "punitive operation" he had launched in east Ukraine.

Lavrov "underscored the need for an immediate halt by Kiev of the punitive operation in the southeastern regions and for the swiftest possible launch of a nationwide dialogue, including direct talks with representatives of the southeast, in the interests of a peaceful solution," the ministry said.