militant
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People living in the Iraqi desert have witnessed strange activity over the years, from militant groups like Islamic State to special operations teams, and have learned to stay away, Knights said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The groups are "explicitly militant" and "not secretive", he adds.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Australia made it an offence to travel to the Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa province in Syria between 2014 and 2017, an attempt to stop its citizens joining the militant group.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
His family described him as a former fighter for the militant Islamist group, but who in his older age had taken an administrative role.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Like Lembede, I came to see the antidote as militant African nationalism.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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