fighters

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The U.N. estimates 8,000 to 12,000 Islamic State fighters operate in West Africa, which has become a global center of Islamist militancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"You see so many fighters say they are going to come back but people underestimate the strength and commitment it takes to come back," said Carano.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“It’s about giving the power back to the fighters and reminding people that we are the essence of this sport, not a brand or a belt,” said the 39-year-old fighter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The U.N. reported last year that there were some 8,000 to 12,000 fighters in Islamic State ranks in West Africa, an area also contested by powerful local al Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He told me he wasn’t taking on new fighters but that if I was ever in D.C.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez