Sentence examples for retaken from from inspiring English sources

The town of Makhmour, retaken from IS by the Kurds, is devoid of life.

He was later captured but released, and he returned to Constantinople when it was retaken from the Crusaders (1261).

He said he was optimistic that more reunions will come as residents return to towns that the military has retaken from extremists in recent weeks.

Army and militia fighters raised the national flag above a military hospital in the section of Qadisiya they had retaken from the militants, security officials said.

But human rights organisations have documented killings and abductions by government-backed Shia militias, as well as the burning and looting of property in towns retaken from Isis.

In the 15th century, Angkor was retaken from the Thai, and a few buildings were restored by the ancestors of the modern (now abdicated) Cambodian kings.

The film is a real-time account of the hijack of the fourth plane seized on September 11, which passengers attempted to retake from their captors.

Initial reports by activists suggested that the dead had been killed by government shells; the suburb, Al Tal, has been heavily bombarded in recent days, as have other areas that the government has been trying to retake from rebels.

The first scene of battle was the city of Gloucester, which Edward managed to retake from the enemy.

For instance, Marines returning to Helmand Province noted the need for a robust Afghan police force to hold the territory they retook from the Taliban.

Signs of regular life are slowly returning to Aleppo, the Syrian city that government and pro-regime forces retook from rebel groups late last year, despite the fact that millions don't have access to basic necessities like clean water.