Sentence examples for territories fighting from inspiring English sources

One of the most telling things was how many tribes had militias or "popular mobilization units" protecting their territories, fighting ISIS alongside the Iraqi army.

And yet, the late-20th-century intellectual seems almost as lonely as her forebears, jealous of her territory, fighting her rivals off.

That is where Plan Colombia did succeed: in helping the Colombian government take control – in some areas for the first time – of its territory, fighting back guerrillas to mountain and jungle redoubts and driving them to begin peace negotiations with the government in 2012.

Lekking mating systems are characterized by (i) male clustering; (ii) no male parental care; (iii) no resource on the territory; (iv) fighting over male territories; (v) females mate choice; and (vi) in many cases, stability of lek location over time [ 3], and references therein.

Shortly after his last trip to the region a year ago -- also a pilgrimage that took him to Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian territories -- fighting erupted between Israel and the Palestinians.

No evidence indicates Sumatran rhinos defend their territories through fighting.

The Red Pole must organize protection of gang territory, or fighting for new turf from other gangs.

The members generally aren't friendly to chimps in other communities; the males practice what's known as community defense, patrolling and guarding their territory and fighting their neighbors.

Despite last month's UN resolution authorising air strikes to protect civilians in Libya, rebels have been unable to retain territory during fighting along the coastal towns of eastern Libya.

One potential mechanism for this is that knowledge of the territory increases fighting abilities.

"The situation is that our small Zionist state is abandoning all its moral force when it goes to the occupied territories, and is fighting against itself," he said.