Synonyms for hostilities

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1. hostilities, belligerency(noun)

   fighting; acts of overt warfare

   "the outbreak of hostilities"

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1. hostilities(n. pl.)

   Synonyms:
   WAR, warfare

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1. List of paraphrases for "hostilities":

   hostile, fighting, battles

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1. The PKK:

   The unilateral halt to hostilities has come to an end with the AKP's war policy and the latest attacks.

2. Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

   Members of Congress have serious, urgent concerns about the Administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward.

3. State John Kerry:

   We both believe that we have an understanding of the direction we are going in and what needs to be achieved and our teams will meet shortly and we are going to continue to do that in order to bolster the cessation of hostilities and in order to increase our capacity to fight back against al Qaeda, which is Nusra, as well as fight back against ISIL.

4. Jamil Dakwar:

   It’s important to remember that the ICC investigation would also target Palestinian perpetrators of war crimes in the context of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian armed groups, especially in the Gaza Strip.

5. Damascus Yacoub El Hillo:

   It is the best opportunity that the Syrian people have had over the last five years for lasting peace and stability, but we all know that without a meaningful political process and a political solution, both cessation of hostilities and entry of humanitarian assistance will not be enough to end the crisis in Syria.

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