militant
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Kneecap made headlines last year when Mo Chara was charged under British anti-terrorism laws for allegedly displaying a flag of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah during a 2024 concert.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
It said it carried out precision strikes that destroyed militant support infrastructure and ammunition storage facilities at two locations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The Puntland Forces managed to push IS-Somalia out of Bosaso at the start of 2025, but the militant group still controlled villages and small towns in the nearby al-Miskad mountains.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
A Rand report, Hezbollah’s Networks in Latin America, found that the militant group had a considerable network that was active in the Southern Hemisphere.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Mda believed the Youth League should function as an internal pressure group, a militant nationalistic wing within the ANC as a whole that would propel the organization into a new era.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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