stronghold
Example Sentences
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The incident in Jenin in the northern West Bank, a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups, was filmed from several angles, including by AFP.
From Barron's
However, the army said on Tuesday that the RSF had attacked the town of Babanusa, the army's last stronghold in West Kordofan state.
From BBC
Fletcher was speaking to AFP in the Chadian capital following a visit to Darfur just across the border, where last month the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the army's last regional stronghold of El-Fasher.
From Barron's
It says its months-long operation in the territory's north is aimed at cracking down on several camps that are strongholds of Palestinian armed groups.
From Barron's
And what a disaster that has been—especially in the Democratic strongholds of America’s big cities.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
