fighters

Example Sentences

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A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Gerald Eddie Brown soared the skies for more than three decades, flying jet fighters for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

An armed conflict soon broke out between Morocco and Sahrawis fighters who formed the Polisario Front, demanding an independent Western Sahara.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

According to military records cited in prosecution documents, Brown flew aircraft including F-15 and F-16 fighters and the A-10, a single-seat ground-attack jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“When there were friends in the sky, the attacking enemy fighters seemed less terrible,” she said.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein