fighters

Example Sentences

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Since 2012, Mali has faced a deep security crisis fuelled in particular by violence from fighters affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, as well as local criminal gangs and pro-independence groups.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

"I went up against one of the greatest fighters of this generation and I'm glad I have the experience of sharing the ring with him twice."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Kaykal defected to the army in October 2024 and his fighters later helped recapture parts of central Sudan, including Al-Jazirah state and Khartoum.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

A Hezbollah member told the BBC that fewer than 1,000 fighters had been killed since then.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

In the savage fighting in South Carolina, the British hunted down rebel fighters, and the Jackson boys and a cousin were captured in April 1781.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis