Sentence examples for was ordered to fire from inspiring English sources

John was ordered to fire on it.

He decided to defect after his military unit was ordered to fire on protesters in Damascus.

At one point, the S.E.E.C. was ordered to fire Ms. Hu, they said.

A video, in which the guard says he was ordered to fire on the crowd, soon appeared on Kurdish television.

As war with the United States drew near this spring, he said his unit was ordered to fire on Iraqi civilians trying to flee to Jordan.

In what other sector would we tolerate the frequency and severity of such damaging behaviour?" Barclays was ordered to fire eight staff as part of a deal with the New York department of financial services – including a global head of trading – although other individuals are also expected to leave.

Surely the army would then not have been ordered to fire on its own people.

The tipping point could come, analysts believe, if the military is ordered to fire on demonstrators in any large numbers.

They watched warily in case Israel's gunboats out to sea were ordered to fire on them despite a 72-hour ceasefire that began on August 5th.

They had defected from military bases all over the country, with many saying they had fled after being ordered to fire on the protests.

Mr. Daily and Mr. Flint were two of the veterans who have said they were at the bridge and were ordered to fire on civilians.