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| Mar.25 |
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Militia fighters decapitate 40 police officers in DR Congo
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| Oct.15 |
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 Suicide bomber targets mourning tent in Baghdad, kills 41  Map of al-Shaab Baghdad Iraq| In a second incident, the wife and three children of the leader of the militia, were killed when gunmen stormed his house in the town of Ishaq | |
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| Feb.13 |
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 Syria conflict: Turkey shells Kurdish militia  Map of Menagh Syria Northern Syria: Turkey has shelled a Kurdish militia in northern Syria and demanded it retreat from territory it has seized, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said
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| Jan.26 |
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Oregon armed protest leader Ammon Bundy seized in deadly clash Map of Burns Oregon| US police have arrested the leader of an armed militia which occupied a wildlife refuge in Oregon, with one person killed in a shoot-out | |
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| Apr.4 |
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Tikrit: looting and lawlessness follow recapture. Iraq
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| Apr.1 |
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Yemen crisis: Fighting intensifies in Aden Map of Aden Yemen Houthi rebels try to seize control of the city. Concern is growing over the number of casualties after heavy clashes between local militia and rebels
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| Oct.13 |
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Shia militias 'killing Iraqi Sunnis'
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| Aug.25 |
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US alarm at air strikes on Libya. Washington
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| Jun.17 |
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U.S. captures key Benghazi suspect in raid  Libya: U.S. forces working with the FBI captured Libyan militia leader Ahmed abu Khattalah, a key suspect in the attack on the American compound | |
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| Apr.13 |
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Libyan PM to step down after attack on his family
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| Mar.6 |
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DR Congo warlord faces ICC verdict. Hague
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| Feb.12 |
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CAR leader 'declares war' on militia |
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| Nov.17 |
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Misrata militia 'must leave' Tripoli |
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| Nov.15 |
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Deaths at Libya militia protest |
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| Jun.9 |
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Libya army chief of staff 'resigns'
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| May.20 |
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Syrian rebels target Hezbollah militia |
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| May.18 |
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Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast |
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| May.4 |
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Sudan tribal leader killed in Abyei |
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| Oct.17 |
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Fears for 'disappeared' Syrians
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| Sep.29 |
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Libyans hand over hundreds of weapons to army |
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| Sep.24 |
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Libyan army removes heads of Benghazi militias |
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| Sep.21 |
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Protesters storm Benghazi militia Map of Benghazi Libya| Eastern Libya: At least three people have been killed in the Libyan city of Benghazi after military police and protesters took over several militia bases | |
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| Aug.15 |
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  UN blames Syria for Houla deaths Syrian troops and militia were behind the Houla massacre of 108 people in May, UN investigators have found
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| Jul.30 |
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Top Libya rebel 'shot by Islamist militia' |
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| May.26 |
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Wanted Hutu militia leader captured |
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| Oct.8 |
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 Court orders resumption of war trial| Hague: The International Criminal Court reversed a decision to release a Congolese militia leader and ordered the resumption of his war crimes trial | |
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| Apr.2 |
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Gunmen kill 25 in attack on village  Iraq: 25 people, linked to a militia that opposes al-Qaeda, had been killed in the attack in a Sunni village south of Baghdad
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| Jun.21 |
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Riot police out in force in calm Tehran
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| Jan.26 |
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Lubanga denies forcing children to fight. Hague
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| Jan.25 |
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 Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial  Netherlands: Former Congolese militia leader is due to go on trial shortly at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the use of child soldiers
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| Jan.21 |
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 Rwandan troops for joint operation Congo: U.N.: Rwandan troops have crossed into the DR Congo to prepare for an operation with Congolese forces against a Hutu militia
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| Aug.17 |
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Suicide blast hits Awakening Council. Baghdad
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| May.3 |
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Iran denies militia backing in Iraq. Tehran
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| Apr.24 |
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2 U.S. soldiers die as fighting continues Map of Tikrit Iraq| Sunni Triangle: Their vehicle rolled onto its side. Elsewhere, U.S. troops killed four Iranian-backed Shiite militia members | |
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| Apr.7 |
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Religious leaders want militia intact Iraq: Iraq's top Shiite religious leaders have told cleric Muqtada al-Sadr not to disband his Mehdi Army
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| Apr.6 |
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Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops. Sadr City
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| Apr.4 |
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Islamic fighters seize towns  Somalia: Clashes between Islamist fighters and Ethiopian-backed government forces killed dozens of people, as a militia group took over two towns | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Al-Sadr offers to help Iraqi security forces Shiite cleric offered to help purge Iraqi security forces of militia members and criticized the Iraqi government for denying it sent envoys to...
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| Mar.29 |
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U.S. drops bombs in Basra Map of Basra Iraq| U.S. planes dropped 2 bombs on a suspected Shiite militia stronghold. UK artillery engaged an enemy mortar team | |
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Militia defy call to disarm Iraq: The radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has defied a call by the government for his powerful Mehdi Army militia to lay down its weapons
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| Mar.25 |
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Iraqi raids anger Shiite militia
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| Mar.21 |
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Iraqi forces battle rogue Shiite militants Baghdad: Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters, linked to cleric al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia, battled in Baghdad and a southeastern provincial c...
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| Feb.22 |
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Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire Baghdad: Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has extended for 6 months the cease-fire he imposed last summer on his Mehdi Army militia
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| Aug.29 |
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Muqtada al-Sadr suspends militia Iraq: Anti-American Shiite cleric has ordered a suspension of his Mehdi Army militia for up to six months for restructuring
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| Aug.8 |
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Raid, street fighting leave 40 dead Sadr City: Iraqi and the coalition killed about 30 people in Sadr City, most of them in an airstrike, as they targeted a militia with links to Iran
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| Jul.27 |
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U.S., Iraqi forces battle 'rogue' militia
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| Jul.19 |
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First S Leone war crime sentences  Sierra Leone: UN-backed war crimes court has sentenced 3 leaders of a militia for murder, rape and mutilating civilians | |
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| Jul.2 |
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 Hezbollah helped plan attack  Iraq: A top special operations officer with Lebanon's militia pretended to be deaf and mute when he was captured in Iraq | |
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| Jun.17 |
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Abbas outlaws Hamas militias. West Bank
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| May.30 |
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Coalition: Taliban have Iran arms. Afghanistan
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| May.25 |
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al-Sadr forbids militia to fight Iraqi troops
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| May.22 |
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UN troops 'traded gold for guns'. Congo
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| May.19 |
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Militias start to disarm  Ivory Coast: Militia groups have started to disarm in accordance with the terms of the country's peace deal | |
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| Mar.31 |
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Shia militia 'stood down' Iraq: President Jalal Talabani says the Mehdi Army has stopped its activities on the orders of its leader, Moqtada Sadr
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| Feb.4 |
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Interior Ministry: 1,000 killed in one week| Baghdad: The Iraqi Interior Ministry's figure includes members of militia and terrorist groups, civilians and Iraqi security forces. | |
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| Jan.13 |
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Kurds train to deploy in Baghdad| Kurdistan: A Kurdish army brigade in northern Iraq is undergoing intensive combat training as it expected to take on the Shiite militia | |
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| Dec.31 |
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Militia abandon last major stronghold  Somalia: Islamist militiamen have fled the southern port city of Kismayo, their last major stronghold
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| Dec.22 |
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Ethiopian tanks heading to Somalia battle
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| Dec.19 |
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 Pentagon: Militia 'has replaced al Qaeda' Washington: al-Sadr's Mehdi Army has replaced al Qaeda in Iraq as the most dangerous accelerant of the violence
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| Dec.8 |
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Somalia militia fighting Ethiopian troops
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| Nov.12 |
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Militia accused of killings| Darfur: Pro-government militiamen launched new attacks in volatile region that may have killed at least a dozen people | |
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| Nov.10 |
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Nun gets 30 years for aiding genocide  Rwanda: Theophister Mukakibibi was helping militia kill hundreds of people hiding in a hospital during 1994 genocide | |
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| Oct.25 |
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PM disputes U.S. account of raid on militia. Baghdad
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Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia Baghdad: The Shiite cleric al-Sadr's militia attacked U.S. troops. The U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a raid in turf
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| Oct.20 |
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Shiite militia seizes city Southern Iraq: The militia run by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr seized total control of the city of Amarah
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| Oct.17 |
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Sudan 'backs' Janjaweed fighters | The militia in Darfur are fighting with direct support and orders from the government | |
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| Sep.25 |
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Islamists will 'defend' Somalia| The militia that has seized much of Somalia has said it will defend the country from Ethiopia | |
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| Sep.21 |
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Iraq torture 'worse after Saddam'| The UN's chief anti-torture expert: abuses committed by security forces, militia groups and anti-US insurgents | |
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| Sep.8 |
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Source: Mullah Omar in Pakistan The one-eyed Taliban leader, who heads the religious militia, is living in Pakistan
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| Sep.4 |
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Rivals agree on joint army| Somalia: The interim government and a Islamist militia have agreed in principle to form a national army | |
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| Aug.4 |
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 Thousands of Iraqis rally for Hezbollah| Baghdad: Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets , enthusiastically voicing support for Lebanon's militia | |
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| Jun.15 |
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'Contact group' urges end to fighting| Somalia: Diplomats led by the U.S. and Norway called for talks between the interim government and the Islamic militia | |
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| Jun.6 |
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Militia 'faces opposition' Map of Mogadishu Somalia| Somalia: The Islamists that has claimed control of Mogadishu is unlikely to be able to form a new government | |
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| Jun.5 |
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory Map of Baquba Somalia| Somalia: An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US | |
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| Jun.4 |
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Islamists seize key town Somalia: Islamic Courts militia has seized a town of Balad from a member of the warlord alliance it is fighting
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| May.8 |
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19 dead as militias battle| Somalia: Islamic militia and fighters for a s'anti-terrorism' alliance of warlords battled for a second day in lawless capita | |
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| Mar.6 |
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U.N. troops kill rebels| Congo: U.N. troops have killed several militia fighters during heavy clashes after a joint operation with the army | |
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| Feb.25 |
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Shia-Sunni talks on Iraq killings
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| Feb.4 |
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Sudan militia 'is targeting Chad'| Militias based in Darfur are carrying out almost daily cross-border raids on villages in neighbouring Chad | |
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| Jan.15 |
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'War going on' in oilfield. Nigeria
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| Dec.6 |
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Arrest in killing of U.N. peacekeepers| Congo: Militia leader Koliba believed to be responsible for the killing of 9 peacekeepers earlier this year | |
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| Jul.17 |
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Moqtada Sadr: Resistance 'legitimate' Map of Najaf Iraq| Iraq: The radical Shia cleric whose militia led uprisings in Najaf has said that armed 'resistance is legitimate' | |
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| Jun.8 |
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Iraq leaders back militia group| Government have publicly supported the Badr Organization charged by many Sunni leaders with the murders | |
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| Oct.10 |
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Weapons handover in Sadr City The 5-day grace period for militia loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to hand over medium and heavy weapons starts
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| Aug.30 |
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Cleric Calls Cease-fire| Iraq: Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his militia to end attacks on U.S. and Iraqi government | |
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| Aug.23 |
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U.S. warplanes slam militia in Najaf| Iraq: Intensified airstrikes hit targets around the Imam Ali Mosque and a huge fire lit the sky around the Shiite Islam shrine | |
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| Aug.19 |
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Fierce fighting seen in Najaf Iraq: The fighting erupted outside the Imam Ali mosque where, inside, militia loyal to al-Sadr failed to disarm and disperse
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| Aug.18 |
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Al-Sadr agrees to disband militia Iraq: Radical cleric has agreed to Iraqi demands that he leave the Imam Ali mosque and enter into the mainstream political process
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| Aug.10 |
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U.S. warns militia: Quit or die. Iraq
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| Aug.6 |
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Shia city of Najaf remains on alert. Iraq
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| Jun.29 |
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 Powell warns Sudan to end attacks US Secretary of State has warned to end attacks by Arab militia in Darfur which have exacerbated a humanitarian crisis
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| Jun.10 |
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Police, militia fight in Najaf| Iraq: Fighting flared in the holy city after local police attempted to arrest 4 suspected thieves | |
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| May.29 |
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Najaf fighting continues despite pledge Iraq: Fighting between U.S. forces and the Mehdi Army continued, 2 days after al-Sadr pledged to withdraw most of his militia
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| May.22 |
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Militia to leave Karbala| Iraq: Fighters loyal to the radical Shia cleric Sadr, have agreed to withdraw from the centre of the city | |
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| May.6 |
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Sudan 'starved Darfur refugees'| A UN report has accused the government and Arab militia of colluding in the systematic starving of refugees | |
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| May.5 |
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Muslim leader: 300 killed  Nigeria: 300 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in attacks by Christian militia in the town of Yelwa in the Plateau state | |
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| Apr.14 |
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Cleric open to disarming, spokesman says. Iraq
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| Jun.11 |
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Thousands protest for second night Iran: Students clashed with militia groups before being dispersed by police. People chanting slogans against Muslim clerics
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| Jan.5 |
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Militia in Baghdad war games| Iraq: The civilian troops in the province south of Baghdad have been practicing defending the capital, an Iraqi newspaper says | |
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| Jul.30 |
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Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war. South Africa
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| Jan.24 |
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Bomb kills former warlord. Lebanon
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| Sep.9 |
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Hurricane Erin closes on Bermuda| Government is setting up shelters and calling out the local militia force | |
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| Jun.7 |
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Rwandan nuns guilty of war crimes  Belgium: Belgian jury finds 2 Catholic nuns guilty of helping Hutu militia butcher thousands of refugees during 1994 genocide | |
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| Mar.6 |
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Statues demolition suspended |
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| Jan.6 |
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Legislators ambushed by militia |
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| Nov.27 |
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Kostunica tries to solve NATO row  Serbia: Yugoslav President is heading for the border area to stop attacks by ethnic-Albanian militia | |
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