militant
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Before the war he worked as a blacksmith, they said, and neither he nor anyone else in the family has a political affiliation, whether to Hamas or any other militant groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Bonino served as a European commissioner and a foreign minister in Italy but was best known as a militant feminist with an inexorable dedication to political and humanitarian causes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Its investigation found that six of the victims “were identified as belonging to Hamas,” the Palestinian militant group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Pakistan has previously blamed the violence in border provinces on militant activity emanating from Afghanistan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
He pretended he was an enthusiastic militant Confederate eager to continue to fight the war, wherever it was.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The Saudis blamed militants in Iraq for the damage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The militants also reached the Yemeni town of Dhubab, which sits directly on the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Islamophobia surged in the United States after the 2001 attacks in which militants hijacked airliners and flew them into Manhattan's World Trade Center and the Pentagon outside Washington.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
It isn’t clear what items on the lengthy al-Shabaab wish list have reached the militants in Somalia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Although Oliver’s speech had been discussed and approved by the NEC, his proposal was met with indignation by ANC militants, who insisted that sanctions must be maintained unchanged.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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