attacked

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Earlier, he had vowed to fight and die in defense of the country if the U.S. attacked.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Public records show that Cuban officials have said that they attacked the planes only after trying via diplomatic back channels to stop the flights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Basulto insisted the planes were "in international waters, north of Havana" when they were attacked.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Satirists can be censored, silenced, imprisoned, attacked and cancelled.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

They weren’t mutinies in the sense that soldiers attacked their officers, but were more like workmen’s strikes, in which entire units refused to return to the trenches or take part in new attacks.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman