Sentence examples for use in the conflict from inspiring English sources

The developments in Washington came as a new wave of insurgency-related violence hit central Damascus and a northern Syria border crossing into Turkey on Tuesday and as new frictions rose at the United Nations regarding efforts to investigate instances of possible chemical weapons use in the conflict.

So what do we know about the alleged instances of chemical weapons use in the conflict so far?

The prevalence of rape "suggests its use in the conflict has become an acceptable practice by (government) SPLA soldiers and affiliated armed militias," the report said.

President Barack Obama has repeatedly said US ground forces will not be used in the conflict, which on Sunday saw US-led strikes in Syria and the first British strikes in Iraq, though the Pentagon has ordered the dispatch of 1,600 US troops to Iraq for what it insists will be training and other support functions.

"There were no armed drones used in the conflict in Mali," he said.

Now, they might be used in the conflict with Iran over its nuclear policies.

On Thursday, Clegg made clear he thought Britain should immediately revoke any licences for arms that had been used in the conflict.

The French announcement offered the clearest evidence so far that sarin had been used in the conflict in Syria, which has lasted more than two years and left more than 80,000 people dead.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld holds a question-and-answer session in Kuwait with soldiers headed for Iraq and is apparently surprised to be asked about the shortage of armour for vehicles used in the conflict.

Last month, the Brown Moses blog, considered an authoritative source on arms used in the conflict, reported new images showing insurgents armed with SA-16 and SA-24 shoulder-fired heat-seeking antiaircraft missiles, apparently captured from the Syrian military.

This responsibility was not used in the conflict in Darfur from 2003 onwards, despite the large-scale civilian casualties: it looked unlikely that one-off strikes would have any effect, and no-one was prepared to intervene on a large enough scale to change the nature of the conflict.