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samar
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Samar (1768-1965) was a former province in the Philippines which is coterminous with the island of Samar and its outlying islands. It was established in 1768 after it got separated from its predecessor, the province of Samar and Leyte . On June 19 1965, ...
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The cyberspheres on Anshun, Belembe, Martaban, Balkash, and Samar were already suffering huge glitches and area crashes.
Samar could cover everything from the southern edge of the Atan Mountains to the Sea of Arjuna and be in position to strike eastward to the southern Tamul Mountains if Scarpa evades the Trolls.
After reducing the cantons of Tarkhan to submission, the Cossacks entered the country of the most considerable of the Ostiak princes, named Samar.
Five provinces in central and eastern Mindanao-Cotabato, Davao, Bukidnon, Agusan, and Surigao-became one free state, with its own legislature and militia, and Samar became its first governor.
General Samar says that the Ranger carrier battle group will be attacked by Chinese air forces from Zamboanga if they attempt to enter the Celebes Sea.
Her assailant says he was sent by Second Vice President Samar to officially request military assistance from the United States-and O'Day reports that Samar had delivered a warning not to enter the Celebes Sea region because the Chinese Fleet Admiral was ready to attack.
The area over the Celebes Sea had been a very well used airway for travelers heading to Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore through Samar International Airport, but the People's Liberation Army Air Force had refused all access to the region, and air traffic to and from Manila was tightly controlled.
Then, "General Samar requests help from your government to relieve Davao on the island of Mindanao.
Samar was more than ready to continue the battle with Aquino and Mikaso of the new ruling UNIDO party, and he did stage several raids against army barracks in Cagayan de Oro and Davao, but times were changing.
Now, if Samar's rebel forces would give up their hold on the city of Davao and the Samar International Airport, perhaps my government would be more amenable to encouraging a dialogue with the Philippine government.
Group Three can begin resupply sorties to Davao via sealift until the Davao-Cotaban Highway is secure or until the area around Samar International Airport is secure and we can begin airlifting in supplies.
If they take Samar International Airport near Davao and start using it as a forward staging base, it definitely means no AWACS or tankers-and it may mean no Air Battle Force over Mindanao.
Your objective, the Marine invasion and the occupation of Davao and Samar International Airport, is almost complete.
Yang's men would be the first Chinese soldiers to occupy Samar International Airport and lay siege to the city of Davao itself.
Will capture Davao and Samar Airport without further serious loss of life?