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Meanings of military offensive in English
Synonyms
Examples for "attacks"
Examples for "attacks"
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Islamic State has claimed responsibility for attacks on civilians in several countries.
2
Government forces retook territory from the insurgents last year, although attacks continue.
3
Organised crime was likely behind the attacks, the state attorney general said.
4
The government said local political networks had been involved in the attacks.
5
Bombing, killings and attacks against government officials, civilians and oil facilities continue.
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Since Israel's Gaza offensive 18 months ago, cross-border violence has largely abated.
2
Bryant had an offensive way of dismissing what he called 'ordinary crime'.
3
What is particularly offensive is the way the government has announced this.
4
What's more, there are serious legal consequences for using this offensive term.
5
The next criticism is a related one: the great 'straw man' offensive.
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Rebels say they are fighting back against government offensives in the north.
2
Outside of important local gains, the great western offensives have been failures.
3
They hoped it would continue and so permit offensives of their own.
4
After these initial offensives, both men stepped back to catch their breath.
5
But last year rebel offensives reached both countries' capitals before being beaten back.
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Sharif said stepping up security and military offensives in the northwest would not work.
2
But Pakistani efforts, which have included military offensives and peace deals, have largely failed.
3
Pakistan's military offensives so far have been directed primarily at those militants which threaten the Pakistani state.
4
Several Pakistani military offensives in the tribal regions such as Khyber have failed to crush militant groups.
5
Policy has been flip-flopping between inconclusive military offensives and peace deals that critics say embolden the militants.
Usage of military offensive in English
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The crackdown follows a number of reversals for the Russian military offensive.
2
Analysts said the military offensive was probably timed to impress Mr Bush.
3
The recent military offensive has not been accompanied by a parallel political effort.
4
Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Thursday condemned Turkey's military offensive in northeastern Syria.
5
Turkey halted its military offensive last week under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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Russia and the rebels blame the disaster on Kiev's military offensive.
7
Ankara halted its military offensive last week under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
8
EU leaders have delivered their strongest backing yet for America's military offensive against terrorism.
9
Russia was unbowed by Western criticism of its military offensive.
10
There was no immediate independent confirmation of an attack or of a military offensive.
11
The United States has pressed Pakistan to mount a military offensive targeting the network.
12
Saudi Arabia launched a military offensive against them in response.
13
They attacked street checkpoints set up by Ansar al-Sharia when the military offensive started.
14
Militants came within 60 miles of the capital last year, prompting a major military offensive.
15
Tompolo was the main target of the military offensive launched in Delta state last month.
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But the Bamako clash underlined the need for political reforms to accompany the military offensive.
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