Meanings of seize the capital in English

With the agency's support, they could create a breakaway Indonesian government on Sumatra, then seize the capital.

Hekmatyar was determined to seize the capital.

Without the Ethiopians, analysts say there is a risk the Islamists will seize the capital Mogadishu, where there are daily attacks.

Ought he to have waited before this precautionary measure was adopted until he could obtain proof that a secret organization existed to seize the capital?

He wrote on December 29, 1860, informing Lincoln of a Southern plot to seize the capital on or before March 4.

April 17, 1975: The Khmer Rouge seize the capital, Phnom Penh, and start emptying cities and towns in a bid to create an agrarian society.

Yemen's crisis began in September 2014 when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa.

The crisis began in September 2014 when the Iran-allied Houthis seized the capital Sanaa.

The Iranian-backed Houthis sidelined the Yemeni central government after seizing the capital Sanaa in September.

Iranian-allied Houthi militia sidelined the Yemeni central government after seizing the capital Sanaa in September.

They have fanned out across much of Yemen since seizing the capital Sanaa in September.

Houthis seized the capital Sanaa last September, demanding a more inclusive government and crackdown on graft.

Sectarian unrest has increased in recent months after the Iran-backed Shi'ite fighters seized the capital last year.

He went on to command rebel forces in Tripoli when they seized the capital in August 2011.

The country has been virtually lawless since rebels seized the capital and ousted the president in March.

Thinni has been challenged by a rival government set up in Tripoli after Libya Dawn seized the capital.