armed

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The HRW report also says munitions belonging to the UAE armed forces were found after the capture of Colombian mercenaries inside Sudan.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“I don’t think that he and many others look at the Colombian battlefield and see any contradiction in employing peace marches, militant union activity and armed struggle,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"We are on a war footing and all our armed forces are fully ready, with all their resources and equipment, to confront any enemy," he said.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

He argued the armed forces must return to what he described as a more disciplined, combat-focused identity centered on what he called a “warrior ethos.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

In 2011, armed with all that had been uncovered, Boshoff, Lubkemann, and other SWP members dove down to where the wreckage of the São José was scattered.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler