supporting attack

supporting attack

An offensive operation carried out in conjunction with a main attack and designed to achieve one or more of the following: a. deceive the enemy; b. destroy or pin down enemy forces which could interfere with the main attack; c. control ground whose occupation by the enemy will hinder the main attack; or d. force the enemy to commit reserves prematurely or in an indecisive area.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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The government has caused damage to the Pakistani image by supporting attack on Yemen.
Positive defensive supporting attack registering as a player earlier Shuker, starting a game for the first time since registering as a player earlier this month, played the neat through pass that led to fellow midfielder Marc Laird turning the ball home in the 11th minute.
The two Micks - Green and Carmody - typified the spirit, ploughing through the midfield mud on the tight Moat Ground, supporting attack and defence and never giving their opposite numbers time to dwell on the ball.
"Supporting attack helicopters informed us that a group of men were moving to trucks located near a house," said the commander.
In August 1914 the French launched a supporting attack into Lorraine and were thrown back by a German counterattack.
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A gainst Argentina he was at his mercurial best, protecting defence, supporting attack, closing down runners, making himself available as an ever-present outlet for his team-mates.
Made up for Coventry calamity by supporting attack and defending well.
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday stirred controversy by stating that had New Zealand's Christchurch type shooting taken place in India, the leadership would have politicised it while indulging in war-mongering and covertly supporting attacks on Muslims.
The dailies said a US appeals court threw out a 655ドル.5m judgment against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ]after they had been found liable to a group of American families who accused them of supporting attacks in Israel [.
The prosecution accused Salman of promoting the overthrow of the political system by force, inciting violence and supporting attacks that caused the deaths of 14 policemen.

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