in 1965 during the vietnam war , it was the objective of many attacks Attack by us air force and us navy aircraft which would fail Confronting_problem to destroy Destroying the bridge until 1972 , even after hundreds of attacks Attack .

The objective Aiming of the invasion Attack was to topple Change_of_leadership Colonel Mohamed Bacar 's leadership in Anjouan , an island in the Union of Comoros , when he refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to step down Change_of_leadership after a disputed 2007 election Change_of_leadership , in defiance Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the federal government and the AU .

the objective of the raid Attack was to free french resistance and political prisoners .

Lacking sufficient artillery , cavalry and supplies Supply to wage battle , Napoleon 's objective Aiming at Krasnoi was to collect Come_together his scattered Dispersal troops and to resume Process_start his retreat Escaping .

However , dismantling Destroying the Ottoman government and partitioning the Ottoman Empire among the Allied nations had been an objective of the Entente since the start of the war .

This marked Recording the first time the missiles had been used Using against a tactical objective and the only time they were fired Use_firearm on a German target .

While Bird 's campaign Military_operation met with limited Limiting success Earnings_and_losses , raiding Attack two fortified Cause_change_of_strength settlements , it failed Earnings_and_losses in its primary objective .

There is a controversy around the true identity and objective of the culprits behind the bombings Terrorism , and the issue Resolve_problem remains unresolved .

The 58th Division objective was ahead , among German strongpoints on Wurst Farm Ridge , at the west end of Gravenstafel Spur .

The tests achieved Achieve their main objective of giving Giving India the capability to build Building fission and thermonuclear weapons with yields up to 200 Kilotons .

The main German objective was to seize Conquering the coal piles stored Preserving on the island , but these were destroyed Destroying by the French at the start Process_start of the action .

Its objective was to create Creating a security buffer between Croatia and positions held Hold by the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS ) and to put Placing the largest Bosnian Serb-held city , Banja Luka , in jeopardy by capturing Arrest the towns of Jajce , Šipovo and Drvar .

Their objective was the mouth of the River Seine , away .

Fighting Hostile_encounter several small battles , by the end of the month they reached Arriving their objective at the River Seine .

The secondary objective was threatening the single direct supply route between Drvar in the Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska and Knin , the capital of the Croatian Serb Republic of Serbian Krajina ( RSK ) .

The attack failed Change to achieve Getting its primary objective but it brought Causation the Croatian forces within striking distance of the Drvar–Knin road .

Spotlight Singapore combines Cause_to_amalgamate artistic , economic and educational activities , with the objective of creating Creating understanding , dialogue and sustainable collaborations between the arts and business communities of Singapore and her counterparts .

though the objective of the transitional government was to run Hold presidential elections Choosing as soon as possible to relieve Cause_change_of_strength the tensions ( despite regular delays ) , its major challenge has been to establish Creating an agreement among madagascar 's four key political factions ( rajoelina , ravalomanana , zafy and ratsiraka ) , some of which were and still are unfriendly to the transitional government .

It formally began Process_start on 14 September ; its objective Aiming was to neutralise Creating the JNA positions in ZNG-held territory and to secure Getting arms and ammunition supplies Supply for the poorly equipped Supply ZNG .

The Allied objective was to eject Removing the Japanese forces Causation from these positions Placing and deny Preventing_or_letting them their further use .

The hijackers had the stated objective to free Releasing 40 Palestinian and affiliated Collaboration militants imprisoned in Israel and 13 prisoners in four other countries in exchange Exchange for the hostages .

The objective of the hijacking Kidnapping was to secure Getting the release Releasing of imprisoned Arrest Red Army Faction leaders .

The majority of the activities were conducted Action by the 3rd Marine Division in the Con Thien and Gio Linh regions with the main objective of stopping the PAVN 324B Division from crossing the demilitarized zone and invading Quang Tri Province .

In 1956 , Israel invaded Attack the Sinai peninsula in Egypt , one objective being to re-open the Straits of Tiran which Egypt had blocked Hiding_objects to Israeli shipping since 1950 .

The primary objective of the German forces Motion was to compel Convincing Britain to agree Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a negotiated peace settlement .

The objective was to capture Conquering the Muslim city of Al-Jazeera Al-Khadra , called Name_conferral Algeciras by Christians .

The objective was to capture Conquering intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal , providing Supply the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing Self_motion on Sword Beach .

through what was later described Statement as the `` most outstanding flying Self_motion achievements of the war '' , the gliders delivered Sending the company to their objective .

The operation was intended to encircle Besieging and seize Conquering the German occupied city of Caen , which was a D-Day objective for the British 3rd Infantry Division in the early phases of Operation Overlord .

the revolution also witnessed the birth of total war by organising Arranging the resources of france and the lives of its citizens towards the objective of national defense Defending .

Lord Methuen advanced Self_motion up the railway line in November 1899 with the objective Aiming of relieving the besieged city of Kimberley ( and the town of Mafeking , also under siege Besieging ) .

The objective of the attack Attack was to capture the German first and second positions from Serre south to the Albert–Bapaume road and the first position from the road south to Foucaucourt .

The objective at Utah was to secure Assistance a beachhead on the Cotentin Peninsula , the location of important port facilities at Cherbourg .

The mission 's objective was to airlift glider infantry of the 6th Airlanding Brigade and divisional troops to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the British 6th Airborne Division on the left flank of the British invasion beaches .

The French objective Aiming was to force the Light Division back across the Côa in order to besiege Besieging Almeida .

The operation Military_operation intended capture Conquering the German-occupied city of Caen ( ) , which was an important objective for the Allies during the opening stages of Overlord .

Their objective was to effectively cut Removing the main supply line to the north and south of Amman by destroying Destroying long sections of the Hejaz Railway , including tunnels and a viaduct over which the railway travelled Traveling near the town .

although the combined force of infantry and mounted troops made Creating a determined attack on amman , shea was forced Motion to retreat Escaping to the jordan valley from both amman and es salt when it became Becoming clear the defenders were too strong , making it extremely difficult , if not impossible to achieve Achieve the operation 's objective .

Its objective was to clear Emptying Helmand province of the Taliban .

The main objective was to provide Supply proof of foreign fighters , mainly Syrian , passing Motion_directional through the borders between Iraq and Syria .

The objective was to establish Building a large invasion force on the ground near the town of Syracuse , secure the Ponte Grande Bridge and ultimately take control of the city itself with its strategically vital docks , as a prelude to the full-scale invasion of Sicily .

A few British soldiers reached Arriving the objective but at noon they were ejected Removing by a German counter-attack .

The objective of the operation was a limited attack Attack to the south , to capture Conquering the rest of Caen and the Bourguébus Ridge beyond .

By the time all operations on the Anglo-Canadian front were ordered Arranging to halt at 21:00 , The Queen 's Own Rifles of Canada had reached Arriving its D-Day objective and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had succeeded in pushing farther inland than any other landing force on D-Day .

The UN and French forces took military action , with the stated Statement objective to protect Defending their forces and civilians .

The main objective of Moscow was to capture Conquering Smolensk , an important fortress and trade center , that was part of Lithuania since 1404 .

Philip IV , king of Spain and Portugal , ordered Arranging the assembly of a Spanish-Portuguese fleet with the objective of recovering Control the city .

On 23 June 1944 , the Red Army attacked Attack Army Group Centre in Byelorussia , with the objective of encircling Besieging and destroying Destroying its main component armies .

the canadians met Come_together little opposition and gained Getting the objective , as the ii corps divisions captured Conquering stuff trench in thirty minutes , giving the british control of thiepval ridge .

The US-Australian objective was to drive Motion out Viet Cong ( VC ) fighters who had taken up Temporary_stay positions on several key hills .