Sentence examples for push rebels from inspiring English sources

Taking the square would give federal forces leverage to push rebels from the city center.

The sea blockade and daily airstrikes, which have hit civilian targets including hospitals, are part of a campaign to push rebels out of the capital.

As top diplomats gathered in the Council chamber for the showdown, the drumbeat of violence continued without pause in Syria, where government forces used heavy weapons and tanks to push rebels back from strongholds near Damascus.

Yarmouk camp and the districts surrounding it have seen the most prolonged fighting in the capital since forces loyal to the Assad regime launched a counter-offensive to push rebels out of the city two months ago.

Three hundred Jordanian peacekeepers arrived in Sierra Leone today, and 100 United Nations civilian employees who had been evacuated returned to Freetown, as the threat to the capital receded and pro-government forces prepared to push rebels farther east.

In Sierra Leone, though, military analysts say the government cannot hope to push rebels out of diamond mining areas without substantial help from United Nations peacekeepers or a major injection of military aid from the West.

Fighting in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, flared for a fourth day today as the military worked to push rebel forces from suburbs of the city, which was blistered by the heaviest clashes in months.

The US has unsuccessfully attempted to push rebel groups to disassociate from al-Nusra over the last several months, according to Lister.

On Thursday, the government said it was pushing rebels out of the town.

Fighting continued as pro-Qaddafi forces pushed rebels eastward and strengthened their hold around Tripoli, the capital.

Already, bombing attacks on Kulkul have pushed rebels north to Umm Sidir and beyond, African Union military commanders said.