clans

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The Ming, Bau, Wei and Liu clans have dominated the remote border town of Laukkaing in Myanmar's impoverished Shan state, since 2009.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Israeli security officials also said he succumbed to wounds suffered during internal fighting among clans in Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Other armed actors include members of long-established Gaza families and Bedouin clans, some with ties to Sinai.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

It concluded, for example, that a dozen small armed clans had regrouped in an area under Israeli control to work with militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

"It is said that the men of the mountain clans are warriors without fear."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin