Examples of use of target area
1. Coast Guard and Army helicopters circled the target area, waiting for the police boat to arrive.
2. The target area was in the Kurdish region Rice visited, although some distance from Kirkuk.
3. The target area is in the Kurdish–controlled region north of Kirkuk.
4. The target area is the six provinces in southern Afghanistan described as "most insecure and unstable," including Helmand and Kandahar.
5. By Saturday afternoon, the troops had faced no resistance as they moved to the target area, the statement said.