separatist
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For decades there have been clashes in Balochistan between Pakistani forces and insurgent separatist groups demanding greater autonomy.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Forces at Mali's Tessalit military base, a "super-camp" near the Algerian border, surrendered and were scattering southward, an official from the Tuareg-dominated FLA separatist group told AFP.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Mali's separatists and Islamists groups have had an on-off relationship for years - going back to 2012 when the ethnic Tuareg separatist rebellion was hijacked by Islamist militants.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Tehran has also historically been wary of separatist sentiment among the around 10 million ethnic Azeris living in Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
The separatist governments of the New York and Pennsylvania colonies offered rangers for the project.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Canada - Introductory
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