fighters

Example Sentences

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The U.N. reported last year that there were some 8,000 to 12,000 fighters in Islamic State ranks in West Africa, an area also contested by powerful local al Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

AFP reporters saw the released fighters -- with shaven-heads and draped in Ukrainian flags -- cheering, crying, embracing one another and waiting to be reunited with their families.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Ronda Rousey says her fight with Gina Carano will set a new purse record for female fighters when they meet on Saturday.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Like most communities in the south, posters hanging on walls and from lamp-posts celebrate fighters killed in battle.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

But a group of Yak fighters was taxiing along the runway.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein