Synonyms for offensives
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   attacks

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1. Veryan Khan:

   By Boko Haram pledging to the Islamic State, Shekau has secured a safe haven for Boko Haram's leadership. Even if the current Nigerian offensives are to succeed, a temporary escape could be made to another IS stronghold from where Boko Haram's life cycle can be maintained irrespective of distance.

2. Alexander Golts:

   The main goal of these air strikes is supporting ground offensives by the Syrian army.

3. Max Bergmann:

   It seems like we're in a stasis, but it's a very unstable balance and we don't know which way it will break, behind the scenes, there will be a frantic effort on both sides to prepare for future offensives.

4. Morgan Ortagus:

   The violence must end, we call on all parties, including Russia and the Syrian regime, to abide by their commitments to avoid large scale military offensives, return to a de-escalation of violence in the area, and allow for unhindered humanitarian access to address the humanitarian disaster created by the ongoing violence.

5. Mick Ryan:

   At some point, [their offensives] are likely to culminate, they will need to decide whether they assume a more defensive posture in the coming weeks in order to absorb or respond to any Ukrainian offensives.