militant
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Every so often, a wildcard will slip through the cracks, but that’s become increasingly uncommon, especially in an era where fans are militant in their reluctance to let any unsavory portraits slide.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The United States has withdrawn most of the troops it deployed in Nigeria earlier this year in an effort to help fight Islamist militant groups.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Lebanon’s battered Shiite community is taking stock of the destruction wrought by yet another confrontation between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that "precise and calibrated strikes" targeted militant "hideouts and safe havens" in border areas, without commenting on civilian casualties.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
That October, militant abolitionist John Brown attempted to seize guns and start a revolt of enslaved people to destroy American slavery.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The crypto is then converted into rials at a local Iranian exchange, or transferred to wallets belonging to Iranian proxy groups such as Yemen’s Houthi militants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The crypto is then converted into rials at a local Iranian exchange, or transferred to wallets belonging to Iranian proxy groups such as Yemen’s Houthi militants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
In December, US and Nigerian forces launched a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin area, which involved strikes against militants on Christmas Day, followed by the deployment of about 200 soldiers two months later.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Nigeria's police and military have long been overstretched: across its north, Africa's most populous country is fighting a long-running jihadist insurgency, complicated by inroads made by militants from the Sahel, and non-ideological "bandit" gangs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
And I would always reply, “When you are caught between military and militants, there is no good.”
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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