militias in English
These elites raised militias that freed U.S. forces from town security duties and joined garrison soldiers to hunt guerrillas in the boondocks.
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1. Other human militias?
2. And it 's not just militias .
3. The anarchists started to form volunteer militias.
4. Antidemocratic Insurgency Takes Shape As QAnon Melds With Militias
5. The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias.
6. The unrest has subsided, but the local militias wield too much power.
7. Militias and Heer units also took part in these killings.
8. Although a large scale effort at disarming militias has succeeded, with the aid of the UN troops, the last militias are only being disarmed in 2007.
9. The shotgun was also favored by citizen militias and similar groups.
10. An Antidemocratic insurgency takes shape: Old ideological lines vanish as QAnon, militias meld
11. Rocket attacks, clashes of armed militias, and terrorist bombings are frequent occurrences.
12. Conflict between the two militias soon escalated into a full-scale war.
13. When he refused, he was killed, and Nyiramasuhuko called in militias from Kigali.
14. A UN force was sent in to stop fighting between three rival militias.
15. Then it decided to give technicals to Islamist militias allied with the government.
16. Violence is rife in the Darfur region between government - backed militias , government troops and insurgent groups.
17. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forcibly pushed 300,000 people into West Timor as refugees.
18. Later on 20 February, pro-Syrian government militias calling themselves the "Popular Forces" entered YPG-held Afrin.
19. 11 Southern delegates to the Continental Congress expressed unwillingness to use their militias outside their own borders.
20. Horses have been used in the 21st century by the Janjaweed militias in the War in Darfur.
21. He has begun tentatively tackling the lethal ShiaH militias, now as much a scourge as the Sunni insurgents.
22. At 4:00 a.m., troops from five divisions moved into the downtown area and defeated the civil militias within 90 minutes.
23. Gun rights are a unifying issue for the Antigovernment extremist movement, from the Boogaloo to militias to Constitutional Sheriffs.
24. The militias began to hunt down Muslims, and emptied the capital, Bangui, of nearly 140,000 Muslims in just a few months.
25. The study identified more than 560 extreme Antigovernment groups that were active nationwide in 2020, nearly 170 of which were militias
26. The team headed to the area but were trapped by shooting between Dutch soldiers who guarded the bank and local militias.
27. In addition, white militias and mobs attacked blacks in the area, killing an estimated 120, many of whom were not involved in the revolt.
28. Overall, somewhere between 3,500 and 20,000 black Americans died in lynchings, Bushwhackings, urban riots and outright battles against white supremacist militias in the backcountry
29. The statement Acerbates ultra-ethnic terrorism which is common in the particular region, hence he was referencing clan militias he knows exists in Mandera
30. Mass forces include village self-defense groups and citizen militias organized for community defense and can be useful in providing civic mobilization and local security.
31. By the end of 1946, approximately 1 million militias were organised and trained in preparation for war while every diplomatic means failed.
32. The Committee resolutely condemns any activities indiscriminately targeting civilians, either by the Israeli army or by Palestinian militias firing mortars and rockets at Israeli cities.
33. As tensions with Great Britain increased in the years leading to the war, colonists began to reform their militias in preparation for the perceived potential conflict.
34. The Sudanese government resumed recruitment of militias and indiscriminate aerial bombardment of rebel-held areas in late 2006, leading to the deaths of civilians.
35. By 5:30 pm, militias had acquired two light machine guns and used them against the army, which began to retreat from the downtown area.
36. The Committee resolutely condemns any activities indiscriminately targeting civilians, either by the Israeli army or by Palestinian militias firing mortars and rockets at Israeli cities
37. In late 1999, about 70% of the economic infrastructure of East Timor was destroyed by Indonesian troops and anti-independence militias, and 260,000 people fled westward.
38. The Boogaloo pages, such as Appalachistan Boojahideen and Big Kahuna’s Big Luau, are densely connected toward the center, while a few traditional militias, such as chapters of the Three
39. Impressment, essentially conscription by the "press gang", was a favored recruiting method, though it was unpopular with the public, leading many to enlist in local militias to avoid regular service.
40. In mid-2007, she took a trip to Myanmar where she spoke out in support of the pro-democracy movement, and urged Burmese soldiers and militias to refrain from violence.
41. Cannibalism also exists today in some African militias. Joshua Milton Blahyi, or General Butt Naked as he was once known, was a former warlord in Liberia during the mid '90s
42. Airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria appears to be a message to Tehran delivered by a new American administration still figuring out its approach to the Middle East
43. Canada is one of the top five contributors to national Afghan development programs (link), a key partner in United Nations de-mining work, and a leading nation in the decommissioning of regional militias and the secure storage of heavy weapons and tanks.
44. To avoid repetition of the costly mistakes made in Iraq, Libya will require adroit leadership that can elaborate a compelling new national vision with which to unify competing authorities, rein in undisciplined militias, and minimize the country’s strategic vulnerability.
45. Years of constant pressure were required before Israel and its client militias allowed the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) admission to the camp and before family members were allowed to visit their sons and relatives being held in detention there
46. There is also massive destruction in the beautiful southern port city Aden, where the Houthis have been launching their response along with militias loyal to Yemen's former president, Ali Abdulla Saleh, who was forced to step down after three decades in power, following popular protests in 2011.
47. ‘Poaching for Bushmeat during the conflict by locals and armed militias had a serious impact on the bonobos.’ ‘Bushmeat is not a new concept in Africa, but the recent dramatic commercialization of Bushmeat in central and western Africa has fueled the primate crisis.’ ‘Monkey Bushmeat is commonly consumed in tropical Africa.’
48. ‘Poaching for Bushmeat during the conflict by locals and armed militias had a serious impact on the bonobos.’ ‘Bushmeat is not a new concept in Africa, but the recent dramatic commercialization of Bushmeat in central and western Africa has fueled the primate crisis.’ ‘Monkey Bushmeat is commonly consumed in tropical Africa.’
49. Expresses deep concern at the reports of serious abuse and violations of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen by all parties, including indiscriminate attacks resulting in the killing and injuring of civilians, and expresses deep concern specifically at the role of militias, including in the continued recruitment of children contrary to international law, the abduction of political activists, the detaining of journalists, the cutting of electricity and water supplies, and the attacks against hospitals and ambulances;