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Xi's call to Hong Kong as One Country, Two Systems experiment I think shows what an ideal' unification' looks like from Beijing's perspective : put Taiwan in a position that allows some autonomy still, but slowly erode it until it is retaken completely, xi would like Taiwanese people to see themselves as in the same position as Hong Kong, which they do not. – Lev Nachman	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Europe, and Germany, is the focus of international terrorism. Some say the threat diminishes if there are military successes there( in Iraq and Syria), if the so-called Islamic State is pushed back, if cities are retaken, i don't see it this way. I see the threat of what one calls an asymmetrical shift : If Islamic State... is weakened it will seek to transfer the conflicts outside. – De Maiziere	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Territory retaken from ISIL (Islamic State) has to be occupied and governed by people who are from the area and want to live there. – Defense Ash Carter	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
After nine days of fighting within a distance of 80 km, the enemies have entered Dinsoor district and we are just on the edges of the town, this is not a victory for AMISOM. We have retaken the towns and villages between Baidoa and Dinsoor, which the enemies passed as they advanced. – Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is not a victory for AMISOM. We have retaken the towns and villages between Baidoa and Dinsoor, which the enemies passed as they advanced. – Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our security forces are now pushing forward toward the presidential complex and have already entered parts of it, i think the whole city will be retaken within the coming 24 hours. – Ammar Hikmat	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We won't accept Jalawla remaining in Kurdish clutches. If they cling to it by force, it will be retaken by force, we are prepared to fight against the Kurds alongside the militias unless the peshmerga leave Jalawla. – Zumhar Jamal al-Karwi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

Xi's call to Hong Kong as One Country, Two Systems experiment I think shows what an ideal' unification' looks like from Beijing's perspective : put Taiwan in a position that allows some autonomy still, but slowly erode it until it is retaken completely, xi would like Taiwanese people to see themselves as in the same position as Hong Kong, which they do not.

– Lev Nachman

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Europe, and Germany, is the focus of international terrorism. Some say the threat diminishes if there are military successes there( in Iraq and Syria), if the so-called Islamic State is pushed back, if cities are retaken, i don't see it this way. I see the threat of what one calls an asymmetrical shift : If Islamic State... is weakened it will seek to transfer the conflicts outside.

– De Maiziere

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Territory retaken from ISIL (Islamic State) has to be occupied and governed by people who are from the area and want to live there.

– Defense Ash Carter

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After nine days of fighting within a distance of 80 km, the enemies have entered Dinsoor district and we are just on the edges of the town, this is not a victory for AMISOM. We have retaken the towns and villages between Baidoa and Dinsoor, which the enemies passed as they advanced.

– Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is not a victory for AMISOM. We have retaken the towns and villages between Baidoa and Dinsoor, which the enemies passed as they advanced.

– Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our security forces are now pushing forward toward the presidential complex and have already entered parts of it, i think the whole city will be retaken within the coming 24 hours.

– Ammar Hikmat

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We won't accept Jalawla remaining in Kurdish clutches. If they cling to it by force, it will be retaken by force, we are prepared to fight against the Kurds alongside the militias unless the peshmerga leave Jalawla.

– Zumhar Jamal al-Karwi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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