Sentence examples for target of fighting from inspiring English sources

The port is not a target of fighting now, but some United Nations officials say they think it remains Ethiopia's ultimate goal.

And it has broken down repeatedly, with the Russians continuing to bomb rebel targets – very different from their declared aim of fighting Isis and Jabhat al-Nusra.

Most of the ethnic attacks have targeted Nuer men of fighting age, although in some cases soldiers appeared to fire randomly into houses occupied by Nuer and assault Nuer women and children.

Renowned as a men-only bastion of sawdusted floors and time-worn furnishings, and a target of those fighting the exclusion of women, the saloon succumbed to an ordinance that banned discrimination against women in all public places in the city.

More than 100 western special forces soldiers backed by thousands of Afghans had closed in on their target after around 10 days of fighting.

At a protest in the southern capital of Aden on Thursday, some southerners accused the government of targeting them under the pretext of fighting terrorism.

Instead of fighting the guerrillas, they would target people they considered sympathisers.

Because normal cells barely use glutaminase, there's a good chance that targeting this enzyme would present an improved method of fighting cancer.

More significantly, the attacks in western Aleppo have targeted the few rebel groups that have proved capable of fighting Isis.

While longer persistence in fights allows a better assessment of fighting abilities, it also increases fighting costs.

Aware that they and their homes are targets for all sides, civilians flee at the first sign of fighting, many blending into the bush.