entrenchment

Example Sentences

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In a US statement they are accused of being "instrumental in facilitating the Wagner Group's entrenchment in Mali over the past two years".

From BBC

They see the intensifying Israeli military presence in the area as an entrenchment of Israel’s 56-year open-ended occupation of the territory.

From Washington Times

Israel, which has sought to counter Iranian entrenchment in neighboring Syria, conducted an airstrike on the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday, one of hundreds of strikes on government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years.

From Seattle Times

Israel, which has vowed to stop Iranian entrenchment next door, has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets in government-controlled parts of neighboring Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges them.

From Seattle Times

He added that Russian entrenchments have frequently been well built.

From New York Times