counter-offensive


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counter-offensive

[ˈkaʊntərəˈfensɪv] Ncontraofensiva f
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[USA], May 22 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday warned the Syrian government over carrying out chemical attacks as a counter-offensive, particularly in its northwestern region, the remaining holdout of the Islamic State.
Syrian opposition forces launched a counter-offensive on Monday against the Syrian army in the northwest of Syria, in the last major stronghold controlled by opposition fighters in the country.
The Battle of Kursk: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counter-Offensive, July - August 1943 (reprint, 2016)
The clash, which took place late on Wednesday, flared-up after the militants stormed some security checkpoints and in a counter-offensive the government forces began targeting the militants from the ground and air, Xinhua news agency quoted Deputy to Provincial Police Chief Abdul Bashir Khaksar as saying.
According to the statement, during the interaction, the president applauded officers and men of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and the Army for the counter-offensive against bandits in Zamfara State and environs, assuring them of his full support as ''a worthy Commander-in-Chief.''
It was the same day Rohingya militants attacked 30 police posts and an army base in the volatile region, provoking a bloody army counter-offensive that eventually drove nearly 700,000 Rohingya civilians into Bangladesh.
'A counter-offensive operation is ongoing and the security forces are trying to bring the situation under control in Farah,' he added.
For that the KIA plans to launch a counter-offensive. The KIA released the statement to avoid casualties involving civilians.'
In return, the Syrian army soldiers launched a counter-offensive in Eastern Ghouta and captured an important region along with several farms.
Singletary then led a counter-offensive that saw Mono Vampire tie the count at 84-all, which proved to be their final stand as Balkman and Brownlee took over.