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How to use the word airstrikes in a Sentence?

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At President Biden's direction, Green Village.The US military forces conducted precision airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor Syria today. These precision strikes are intended to defend and protect Green Village.The US forces from attacks like the ones on August 15 against Green Village.The US personnel by Iran-backed groups.

Green Village.The US

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There are a lot of people who are hiding underground because there are constant alerts about airstrikes, there are a lot of children. It’s hard to say how many people are left in Kyiv.

Aleksey Komlichenko

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Without speaking to specific rules of engagement surrounding airstrikes, there is currently no requirement to clear airspace with the Taliban. And we do not expect that any future over-the-horizon counterterrorism strikes would hinge on such a clearance.

President Biden

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The Taliban used civilian houses to protect themselves, and the government, without paying any attention to civilians, carried out airstrikes.

Nasima Niazi

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We cannot control a global pandemic amongst bombs and airstrikes.

Tamuna Sabedze

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Iraqi Prime Minister expressed The Iraqi Prime Minister strong objection to this unilateral decision and The Iraqi Prime Minister concern that it would lead to further escalation and demanded that he( Esper) stop it( airstrikes) immediately.

Abdelkarim Khalaf

Found on CNN
4 years ago

People are living in fear and anticipation because they know well what Assad and Russia are capable of. Life is functioning, but we are scared, civilians cannot protect themselves. Even underground basements that civilians used to seek refuge in during airstrikes were previously targeted with highly destructive bombs, and are not a safe option anymore.

Mohamed Barakat

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The Russians and Iranians consider any assault on Idlib to be a dangerous escalation of the conflict in Syria, airstrikes by The Russians and the regime have already begun against civilian areas.

The United

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Hundreds of bombs are dropping on us, there have been 300 airstrikes in the past three days, people are suffering from their wounds. We can hear the crying and the screaming of the women and children in their homes.

Firas Abdullah

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The national security HQ was close to where I lived and when it got bombed the building would swing left and right, it was indescribable, we used to practice while the airstrikes were going on.

Hawar Mulla Mohammed

Found on CNN
7 years ago

It was indescribable, we used to practice while the airstrikes were going on.

Hawar Mulla Mohammed

Found on CNN
7 years ago

In an effort to protect themselves, a lot of families would cram into homes that they believed would be the sturdiest, but as the fighting pushed forward, as airstrikes were called in, there have been significant civilian casualties.

Arwa Damon

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We are aware of reports on airstrikes in Mosul resulting in civilian casualties, the Coalition conducted several strikes near Mosul and [coalition forces are] looking in to these reports.The Department of Defense takes all reports of civilian casualties very seriously and assesses all incidents as thoroughly as possible.

Eric Pahon

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

They’ve said they’re on the run for many years, and they’re not, i think the airstrikes have ramped up external operations … This is an unprecedented pace of terror in modern times. And so to say they’re on the run … absolutely defies reality.

Mike McCaul

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Secretary Kerry raised these concerns in a call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov earlier today and urged him to press the regime to cease at once airstrikes against opposition forces and innocent civilians in Aleppo and the Damascus suburbs.

State Department

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

While we've seen no Russian airstrikes in the northern areas of Syria this week, it appears the Russians have conducted some airstrikes after all in southern Syria in the vicinity of Palmyra in support of the Syrian regime.

Patrick Ryder

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Families (Save the Children interviewed) spoke of sick babies dying at checkpoints, vets (veterinary surgeons) treating humans, and children forced to eat animal feed as they cower in basements from airstrikes.

Misty Buswell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Children are dying from lack of food and medicines in parts of Syria just a few kilometers from warehouses that are piled high with aid, families (Save the Children interviewed) spoke of sick babies dying at checkpoints, vets (veterinary surgeons) treating humans, and children forced to eat animal feed as they cower in basements from airstrikes.

Misty Buswell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There were no Coalition airstrikes in or near Aleppo on Wednesday, February 10. Any claim that the coalition had aircraft in the area is a fabrication.

Steve Warren

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It is only a matter of months till we win, thanks to the Russian support with their airstrikes flown from the Syrian airfield, which will defeat the rebels once and for all.

Abu Mohammed

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Russian airstrikes will not cease until we truly win over terrorist groups: Daesh (ISIS), Jabhat al-Nusra and such. I see no reason to stop these airstrikes.

Sergey Lavrov

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Saudi attacks are not focused on military targets. At least 190 homes were attacked by airstrikes this week and eight factories. All of these targets were civilian private-owned businesses.

Ahmed Al-Bahri

Found on CNN
8 years ago

To eliminate the parent tumor in Iraq and Syria, we are enabling local, motivated forces with critical support from a global coalition wielding a suite of capabilities — ranging from airstrikes, special forces, cyber tools, intelligence, equipment, mobility and logistics, training, advice and assistance, it must be local forces who deliver( ISIS) a lasting defeat, because only they can secure and govern the territory by building long-term trust within the populations they liberate.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Some Russian airstrikes appear to have directly attacked civilians or Civilian Objects by striking residential areas with no evident military target and even medical facilities, resulting in deaths and injuries to civilians. Such attacks may amount to war crimes, it is crucial that suspected violations are independently and impartially investigated.

Philip Luther

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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