The war Hostile_encounter in the air , however , was never a stalemate .

This state of stalemate led to Causation the war being labelled Labeling a `` frozen conflict Hostile_encounter '' ; the area stayed Temporary_stay a war zone , with dozens of soldiers and civilians killed Killing each month .

In 2019 , the conflict Hostile_encounter 's status was described Statement as a `` military stalemate for years '' .

Iran managed to maintain their foothold in Al-Faw against several Iraqi counter-offensives , including Republican Guard assaults and chemical attacks Attack , for another month despite heavy casualties until a stalemate was reached Achieve .

The two countries fought Hostile_encounter to a stalemate over Angola , until in 1648 the governor of Rio de Janeiro and Angola , Salvador de Sá , reached Arriving Luanda and finding Know the city defended by 1200 Dutch troops , besieged Besieging them and regained Getting it for Portugal exactly seven years after its loss .

In 1979 , Mauritania withdrew Escaping from the conflict and territories , leading to a stalemate through most of the 1980s .

following british defeats at the first and second battles of gaza in march and april 1917 , lieutenant general philip chetwode commanding Control the eef 's eastern force and kress von kressenstein 's ottoman empire force had each adopted Choosing a defensive posture and a stalemate had developed Coming_to_be in southern palestine .

As the stalemate continued in terrible conditions through the summer , reinforcements began Process_start to arrive Arriving to replace Change_of_leadership the large number of casualties suffered Bodily_harm by the EEF during the previous fighting for Gaza , while several additional divisions also arrived Arriving .

The British August Offensive at Anzac Cove and Suvla was an attempt to try to break Destroying the stalemate that the Gallipoli Campaign Military_operation had become Becoming .

Rural and urban areas across East Pakistan saw extensive military operations Being_in_operation and air strikes Attack to suppress Preventing_or_letting the tide of civil disobedience that formed following the 1970 election Change_of_leadership stalemate .

The siege began Process_start inauspiciously with a disastrous landing Self_motion by Castilian forces on the west side of Gibraltar , before developing Coming_to_be into a stalemate in which neither side had the strength Cause_change_of_strength to capture Gibraltar , nor to break out Destroying or lift Body_movement the siege .

The larger junks pursued Self_motion the British boats which were sailing Departing away after running low on ammunition , but the British re-engaged Hostile_encounter the ships after replenishing Supply their ammunition , and the Chinese retreated Escaping to their former position , ending Process_end the clash Hostile_encounter in a stalemate .

By 1949 , international pressure on the Netherlands and the partial military stalemate Hostile_encounter became Becoming such that it recognised Know Indonesian independence Change_of_leadership .

Because the war was in its early days and the partisan war in the southern back country had not become Becoming as brutal as it would be later in the war , the siege Besieging was conducted Action desultorily , and was effectively a stalemate .

The blockade imposed Action during the ensuing stalemate led to Causation mass starvation .

Despite several military actions and peace conferences Communication , the war Hostile_encounter sank Causation into a stalemate by the mid-1960s .

A similar stalemate developed Coming_to_be in the region of Abkhazia , where Abkhaz separatists had waged Hold war Hostile_encounter in 1992–1993 .

It produced Creating noticeable gains Earnings_and_losses on the first day but rapidly turned Becoming into a stalemate .

A second counterattack Attack , at Inkerman , ended Process_end in stalemate .

After several months of stalemate , Philip finally advanced Cause_to_make_progress into Boeotia in an attempt to march Self_motion on Thebes and Athens .

The ensuing battle led to Causation a stalemate , with neither side able to achieve Achieve a decisive breakthrough , until the Germans were finally able to complete Process_end their withdrawal Escaping and retreat Escaping from the town .

After three days , Israel had mobilized Arranging most of its forces and halted Process_end the Egyptian offensive , resulting in a military stalemate .

By 1939 , after Chinese victories in Changsha and Guangxi , and with Japan 's lines of communications stretched Expansion deep into the Chinese interior , the war reached Achieve a stalemate .