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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
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Take on the Sunni militancy?

1) Does "Halting ISIS" mean "making ISIS to stop (its violence)"?
2) Does "take on the Sunni militancy" mean "challege the Sunni hostility (against whom?)"?

Background info:

Halting ISIS Would Require Attacks in Syria, Top General Says

WASHINGTON — The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria cannot be defeated unless the United States or its allies take on the Sunni militancy in Syria, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday afternoon.

Related link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/world/middleeast/isis-believed-to-have-as-many-as-17000-fighters.html?_r=0
  

Top answer

SweetFreedom 1) Does "Halting ISIS" mean "making ISIS to stop (its violence)"? Yes. To stop its violence and to stop its progress.

— CalifJim

  • SweetFreedom 1) Does "Halting ISIS" mean "making ISIS to stop (its violence)"?
  • Yes.
  • To stop its violence and to stop its progress.
  • )"?
  • Changing to "the Sunni militancy" is more or less a stylistic device, used to avoid having to say "ISIS" once again.
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SweetFreedom1) Does "Halting ISIS" mean "making ISIS to stop (its violence)"?
Yes. To stop its violence and to stop its progress.
SweetFreedom2) Does "take on the Sunni militancy" mean "challenge the Sunni hostility (against whom?)"?
Changing to "the Sunni militancy" is more or
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