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

This offensive is already producing dramatic success, including the capture of senior Taliban leaders, the routing of their forces and the stabilization of key areas."

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Some people say "To Kill a Mockingbird" treats racism in a way that is simplistic, even offensive to blacks, and out of date in today's America.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

President Obama told the BBC that the accusation was inexcusable, offensive and hateful.

VOA: special.2010.09.25

The government says the military offensive is also a hostage rescue operation.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

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

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Israel, facing rocket attacks, began its offensive 2 weeks ago.

VOA: special.2009.01.10

Now,he is calling for an offensive against al-Shabab.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression."

VOA: special.2009.10.31

At a joint news conference, Mr.Brown praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in the Swat valley.

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

"We recognize the imminent threat. We are committed to enhancing our intelligence capabilities and our offensive capability to deal with this."

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

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

Meanwhile,the Pakistani military has reported more gains against Taliban militants in the ongoing offensive in and round the northwestern Swat Valley.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Pakistan's military says since launching the Swat offensive in late April, it has killed nearly 2,000 militants and captured many more.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Hours ahead of Saturday's offensive, Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew and turned off mobile phone service in some areas.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

"The primary objective of this offensive is to force the collapse of the TFG and to force AMISOM to leave Somalia,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Pakistani security analyst Mahmood Shah says the offensive has helped bridge the gap in trust between Pakistan and the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

General Abbas also says the military has forces deployed throughout the northwest in case there is a backlash against the offensive.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

The offensive came after the United States and other western allies criticized the Pakistani military for failing to rein in the extremists.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Secretary Gates notes that the current and former Afghanistan commanders have both limited offensive air strikes in order to reduce civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

I also believe that it is entirely legitimate for our discussions to talk not only about offensive-weapons systems, but also defensive-weapons systems,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

A police convoy heading to Kandahar for the offensive was attacked eight times by insurgents on the road.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16