Sentence examples for zones held by from inspiring English sources

Syria remains in effect partitioned into zones held by the government and a patchwork of opponents.

By then at least three southern towns, including Vlora and a small naval base, had become "free zones" held by armed rebels.

"(a) Troops which are in action against partisans will, in addition, be used for recruiting labor in the zones held by partisan bands.

Hong Kong police arrested two high-profile student leaders on Wednesday morning, pro-democracy demonstrators said, as scuffles broke out during police attempts to clear one of the zones held by protesters.

Syria's Kurds have done rather a good job of governing themselves more generally (helped by the fact that Mr Assad refrains from bombing Kurdish areas as he does zones held by mainstream Sunni Arab rebels).

As in most places in Syria – and this reminds me of Lebanon during the civil war 30 years ago – there is an intricate jigsaw puzzle of zones held by forces loyal to the government and zones controlled by rebels.

The zone held by the Islamic State would be under international administration as the United States and others worked to defeat the militants.

Mr. Sneh, a former commander of the southern Lebanon zone held by Israel, said that he had known Colonel Hashem for more than 20 years and called him "one of the strongest and staunchest allies of Israel in Lebanon".

The memorandum calls for a pause in fighting, including government airstrikes, and for unhindered aid deliveries in and around the four main zones still held by rebels unaffiliated with the Islamic State.

It also renewed the demand that the Mexican army withdraw from zones once held by the rebels.

They have conducted most Zapatista communications since Feb. 10, when Mexico's army entered the zone formerly held by the rebels in an attempt to arrest their alleged leaders.