Nearly two weeks ago, Pakistan's military launched an offensive in the South Waziristan tribal region against Pakistani Taliban militants based there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

His shield, in addition to being a defensive thing, is also potentially an offensive weapon.

他的盾牌,除了能提供防御和保护之外,同样也是一个潜在的有力武器

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Fierce fighting is expected in the coming months, when the U.S.and its allies start an offensive in Kandahar province, the Taliban's birthplace.

VOA: standard.2010.05.22

This is not the first time the military has done an offensive in the tribal region.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

Taliban leaders in Pakistan say the campaign is in reaction to an expected army offensive against militants in South Waziristan.

VOA: special.2009.10.17

If he misses the shot and one his teammates is able to regain control of the ball, it is called an "offensive rebound."

VOA: special.2011.03.25

She noted the recent success of an American-led offensive in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Mexico's drug violence has killed nearly 25,000 people since 2006, when Mexico's president launched an anti-drug offensive.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Goldstone has urged Israel to hold an independent investigation of the Gaza offensive.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

B'Tselem says 773 of an estimated more than 1,300 people killed in the offensive, dubbed Operation Cast Lead, were civilians, including 320 children under the age of 18.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

it wasn't a real effort to seek the truth,". Israel launched its offensive against Gaza's militant Hamas rulers in an attempt to halt years of rocket fire at Israeli towns.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06