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  • noun Plural form of militant.

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Examples

  • But Malik has reportedly ruled out military action against what he calls the militants, saying he would coordinate a response with the Punjab provincial government, which at present denies the existence of insurgents in its borders.

    Washington Defends Drone Attacks Following UN Criticism 2010

  • The IDF saying that the Israeli air force has completed a strike on a munitions warehouse in Gaza operated by what it calls militants in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

    CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2006 2006

  • Pakistan maintains that it ready to go to the table with India, although India says that it will not do that until Pakistan cracks down on what it calls militants working from Pakistani soil crossing over into India committing acts of terror, what they call cross-border terrorism.

    CNN Transcript May 30, 2002 2002

  • African dogs, a term militants use for the 8,000 African Union troops in Mogadishu.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2010

  • African dogs, a term militants use for the 8,000 African Union troops in Mogadishu.

    SFGate: Top News Stories MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED 2010

  • African dogs, a term militants use for the 8,000 African Union troops in Mogadishu.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • African dogs, a term militants use for the 8,000 African Union troops in Mogadishu.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • African dogs, a term militants use for the 8,000 African Union troops in Mogadishu.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • African dogs, a term militants use for the 8,000 African Union troops in Mogadishu.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2010

  • African dogs, a term militants use for the 8,000 African Union troops in Mogadishu.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Malkhadir M. Muhumed 2010

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