| 单词 | militia |
| 例句 | If he is amongst the militia encampments outside the town, we shall locate him in the next few days — and you will receive full satisfaction from — Your humble & affectionate servant, Richard Sharpe, Esq. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The local militia and Federal troops were called in to quell this unplanned and unrehearsed insurrection. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z To protect the home front, and exert control over it, Hitler created a homeland militia, the Volkssturm, or People’s Army. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It stood to one side of the green where the men practiced for militia duty, an exercise that Jonathan dearly loved to watch. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Some of these boy soldiers were orphans whose parents had been killed by Doe; others were kidnapped from their families by Taylor’s own militias. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Ugwu sang along and wished, again, that he could join the Civil Defense League or the militia, who went combing for Nigerians hiding in the bush. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Members of other militia groups were reportedly involved in the attack as well, including one called Interahamwe. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As the alarm spread that morning, their numbers were steadily swelled by groups of militia from the surrounding towns. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sorrel went on: “They had orders not to engage, so they withdrew. General Hill thinks they were mistaken. He says it must be militia. He’s going back in force in the moming.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had last seen him at her wedding, him and his brother, in their militia uniforms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The militia will proceed to the area and help evacuate homes. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z After several more bulletins about the situation, listeners hear the voice of an officer at the New Jersey militia’s field headquarters near Grovers Mill. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z We saw the schooners at rest in the Bay, and Castle William upon its island, the militia just visible as they made rounds upon the battlements. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Thus she did not quite believe in the war, not even when Troop C, our militia cavalry, was called out, loaded its horses on a train, and set out for the open world. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every available male, aged sixteen to sixty, was drafted into this new militia, under the direction of the SS. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z His Majesty had expressly ordered all such militia companies to disband. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus it was that later that afternoon, we saw the Loyalists begin their own evacuation of the city in preparation for its occupation by the rogue militia. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The stranger, played by actor Carl Frank, had been in the militia. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In Switzerland, every adult male is issued an assault rifle for militia duty and is allowed to keep the gun at home. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z According to her daughter, Ann, shortly before Lydia reached the Rising Sun Tavern, north of Philadelphia, she met a member of the Pennsylvania militia and told him what she had heard the night before. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Congress is not in session, Jenny, and only Congress can declare war. Still, Mr. Lincoln has asked for seventy-five thousand volunteers—from the militia of all the states.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, an announcer grimly told the audience that the militia had been overwhelmed in battle. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They also joined the frontier-ranging militias that cleared areas for settlement by exterminating Indigenous farmers and destroying their towns. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t sure if we would run into the militia, so once again we had to sneak away. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But Maryland has been declared one of the safest states, on account of our work patrols and the very active militia, with Washington, DC, being nearby. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Under orders from Mayor Clarkson, a militia company from nearby Fort Mifflin was hauling a small cannon along the streets of Philadelphia, stopping every few yards to fire off another blast. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Another brief was filed on behalf of former child soldiers whose terrifying behavior after being forced into violent African militias made the crimes of our clients seem much less aggravated by comparison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The next picture revealed a militia group carrying machetes, marching down the road in some dusty African country. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Dressed as Indians, they harassed the Van Rensselaer agents and the state militia when they came into the mountains to collect the rent. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Read had been head of a whole regiment of militia, but he’d quit the job. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Georgia Militia—a militia organized under the British that fought the Union during the Civil War. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z New Jersey’s state militia was deployed to confront the enemy with seven thousand heavily armed infantry soldiers. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He talks for more than a minute, assuring listeners that the enemy won’t be able to resist the militia’s weapons. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z We have reason to believe that he headed to the east, perhaps planning to join the militia encampments outside the city of Boston. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir. General Pettigrew claims he saw them yesterday afternoon. General Hill says he was, ah, overeager. General Hill says he expects no opposition but perhaps some local militia, with shotguns and such.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of us in Biafra-Two had Nigerian money and we traded with them even though we were in the militia,” Odinchezo said, and shrugged. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Is the militia going to try to stop them?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of militia members holding machetes were pushing two women along. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After several people died in skirmishes, nine workers among them, state militia arrived, armed with Winchester rifles and Gatling machine guns. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z We were thankful to the villagers and warned them that the militia was moving through the area, leaving death and destruction in their wake. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way back to their ship, the militia beheaded a man they had captured when Percy criticized them for not having killed him outright. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The commander of the New Jersey state militia comes on the air. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In many places militia members far outnumbered soldiers in the professional Continental Army led by George Washington. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The outcome was that Parliament established a militia to be under the control of lords lieutenant appointed by Parliament, not by the King. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z So they added three hundred rangers, forty local militia members, and fifty Native allies to their troop count. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Two Pakistani militia approached our dilapidated Land Cruiser, took a cursory glance inside, and waved us on. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Majestic mountains loom to the north, but they are a tease; the Idaho of snowy peaks and ski resorts, plus a handful of militias and survivalists, is a long way off. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked about the need for money for overcoats for the militia. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Often we were on the move at night, when it was cooler and harder for any militias that might be around to spot us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the British came upon Lexington Common and the two sides met face-to-face: several hundred British soldiers confronting less than a hundred militia. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In December of that year, the group learned that the British intended to seize a cache of ammunition being stored by a colonial militia near the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, fifty miles north of Boston. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fearing a bread riot, city authorities called out the militia. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was of the militia, and had a musket hanging upon his shoulder. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He said slowly, “General Hill reports only militia.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Great numbers of militia met together in full sight of our encampments and fleet, that they might spy upon us and confer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Most history textbooks about the colonial period refer to the militias, which were organized groups of armed farmers or townspeople, not trained professional soldiers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Civilian militias and patrollers lynched three times that in response—conspirators, sympathizers, and innocents—to set an example. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To tamp down on the violence, they would need assistance from the state militia. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I don’t know why the State felt they needed a militia to guard the entrance to the prison on the night of an execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Later, during their war for independence from Britain, the separatists relied on militias to fight the British and their Indigenous allies. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The city’s police chief stubbornly continued to resist assistance from the militia. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I came up here to warn the militia. We thought somebody might stop them. But I was too late.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington viewed the uprising as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government and called out the militia, a massive thirteen-thousand-man army, to squelch the uprising. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The quiet he beheld reinforced his belief in his decision to hold the militia at bay. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was too old to go fight in the War of the Sixties, but they made him a general in the local militia. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On the Canaan town green, the militia practiced loading and firing their muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Over the stumps and rutted tracks of the island, we saw the enemy militia land in their canoes and gain the isle. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, we’re all Patriots. After all, my grandfather is head of the militia.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The adults were afraid the government-backed militia that had attacked us could still be nearby, and they wanted to keep us moving as fast as we could away from our village. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Suffice it to say the British expedition met with resistance at Lexington, and fired upon the local militia. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Wearing cotton armor and wooden helmets, brandishing lances, hatchets, and maces, and carrying great painted litters with effigies of their gods, the two militias marched on Mutal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Word of the French moves alerted the militia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were two Wethersfield men returned from Massachusetts with the detachment of militia. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Some converged on towns and cities; others joined the federal militia. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z George Washington resigned from the militia with the honorary rank of brigadier general and returned home to Mount Vernon. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were followed by a rough- looking militia unit that was trailed by a group of slaves carrying shovels and pickaxes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z "This was Fimi's. She was the only thing left living in her village—the militia had even killed the livestock. She'd spent two days hiding under her mother's body." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The more accurate term for Smith’s armed force was militia. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The militia would remain on guard until the following weekend. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He also mobilized the Virginia militia to invade the Ohio Valley, instructing them to destroy Shawnee towns and provisions and to “distress them in every other way that is possible.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Mayor Thompson mobilized the state militia, but the city’s police chief did not want their help, and Mayor Thompson let him have his way. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The colonizer armies, militias, and rangers knew that obtaining the land would be easier if, in addition to attacking Indigenous people, they destroyed Indigenous towns and food supplies. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Most of the men will be militia and not the match of our boys, but they will come in thousands, bringing fresh guns. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They would need mercenaries, so officers recruited men from militias made up of squatters from Kentucky. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z They decided they had to warn the communities surrounding Boston that the British were on their way, so that local militia could be roused to meet them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The first British colonial militias fought Indigenous people and French and Spanish colonizers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, after Paul Revere had passed on his news, you can imagine that all of the men in the militia movement gathered around and made plans to confront the British the following morning. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We have slaughtered early and we are smoking now for to sell to the militia. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Did life go on in America when I was hiding from militias in Congo? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z This meant that the irregular warfare waged by militias against Indigenous peoples in the colonial period would continue, approved by the central government and assured by the Second Amendment. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z In Concord that day, the British were confronted and soundly beaten by the colonial militia, and from that exchange came the war known as the American Revolution. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some may have doubted the wisdom of confronting a trained, professional army with a homegrown militia. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Townsend also added to his cover by joining a Tory militia and writing anti-Patriot articles for the Royal Gazette, a pro-Tory newspaper. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But each town in the colonies had a militia—a small group of volunteer fighters. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The militias were not the only settler groups Indigenous peoples fought as they fended off invasion. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Created in the nineteenth century as a volunteer citizen militia to fight American Indians on the frontier and, later, Mexicans along the border, the Rangers had evolved into a kind of state police force. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was commander of the militia soldiers in southern Virginia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It appears they plan on seizing munitions from our militia.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Blacks protected by police and militia bought provisions during the riot. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When he came upon a town, he would have known exactly whose door to knock on, who the local militia leader was, who the key players in town were. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In March of 1782 a settler militia from Pennsylvania, under the command of David Williamson, rounded them up, telling them they had to evacuate for their own safety. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Here were acres upon acres of meadow and cow pasture, hard ground cleared for the drilling of militia. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets emptied out except for the troops of the militia stationed to secure order. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You’d have to fight with the locals for scavenge rights. Fight for every inch. If it weren’t for treaties and the trading militias, even the transshipment zone would be contested.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z George Washington was an officer in the Virginia militia, the small army that Dinwiddie controlled in the king’s name. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A young militia soldier was checking tickets at the bus door. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z On the icy morning of December 13th, Revere rode north through deep snow to warn the local militia that the British were on their way. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the planter elite in Virginia refused to provide militia support for his scheme, Bacon retaliated, leading an attack on the elite, their homes, and their property. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Cherokee militias were often formed to track and capture runaway slaves, who were promptly returned to their masters or publicly executed, serving as a warning to others. Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z Wampler came to Malheur to join Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, a militia group that seized the publicly owned wildlife refuge and its buildings this week. They call it Bundy cuisine: what to cook when you're leading a siege 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the idea of white supremacy as a guerrilla force is not exactly fantastical, given the extent such militias play in US history. Regina King on fighting white supremacists in Watchmen: 'My community is living this story' 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z We could stockpile napalm and chemical weapons and bomb-making materials in our cellars under our guise of being a militia. Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant 2012-07-22T20:38:00Z The edifice was destroyed in the civil wars of the 1990s, when fighting between rival militias killed thousands in Kabul. Hopes for revival pinned on Afghan palace restoration 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Taking a page straight out of the Rev. Jim Jones’s playbook, Holy Wayne has surrounded himself with paranoid militia fighters and an obedient harem of Asian teenage girls. ‘The Leftovers’: A biblical event leaves a sorrowful mystery One alludes to the trauma of Hurricane Maria, another to the role played by black Puerto Ricans in the colonial era, when local black militias repelled British invasion. Review | The Whitney Biennial presents the best new artists in the country — and lots of fluff 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Cameroon is rough traveling -- especially in the interior -- and the police, the army, the militias, are so corrupt. Globetrotting photographer Michael Runkel on favorite places, worst experiences and how to travel with kids 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z The militia and I hit them, and all the red-attire men exit the nation to their homeland. Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Things went from bad to worse as America became increasingly frustrated at its inability to crush a ragtag Islamist militia. Karzai Inc 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z So the government turned to regional militia bands to finesse the matter. Art Review: ‘Samurai!’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2013-05-02T21:35:50Z So later, because this is the age of the internet, I discovered that they were the sign for Elie Hobeika: the leader of the Phalangist and Lebanese Forces militia in the Lebanese civil war. Adam Thirlwell stares at graffiti in Beirut 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z I’m the aide to the tall militia man; not on the line in the heat, rather a letter and another letter and another. Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z After joining one of Louisiana’s militias as a captain, he is demoted to a second lieutenant. ‘Life of a Klansman’ Tells Ugly Truths About America, Past and Present 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z An aggrieved member of the militia punched one of them repeatedly; through tears, he demanded to know what had been done with the remains of his uncles. The Missing Story of the Drug War 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The Last Of Us Sony A rogue species of fungus triggers the zombie apocalypse, leaving the world a bleak place of makeshift barricades, violent militia groups and incoherently howling former humans. The Last Of Us – review 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z At the border, a militia group, apparently the same that discovered Ofelia wandering around the desert, opens fire on the refugees and hits Luci in the stomach. Fear the Walking Dead: season two finale – Wrath and North 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The mining companies are also linked to militia groups. House of Cards' Robin Wright Takes Aim at Tech Companies Funding Conflict in Congo 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z She says the companies buy such minerals, like cobalt, coltan and tin, from BVI companies that not only use child labor but also use the profits of their sales to fund militias in the region. House of Cards' Robin Wright Takes Aim at Tech Companies Funding Conflict in Congo 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z When the cinema opened within a month of the pacification, Elite Squad 2 – a tale of police fighting, gangs, militias and corruption on the streets of Rio's favelas – was not on the programme. Rio's first favela cinema brings normality to a once-brutal district 2012-10-09T16:45:59Z Robert Crooks, a Minuteman-style militia leader from Arizona, said Trump’s victory had boosted his movement. Gael García Bernal and Pablo Larraín: 'Trump has the nuclear codes but we have a camera' 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The event was a "March for Our Rights 3" rally organized by the Washington Three Percenters, a far-right militia group known for its gun advocacy. Sacha Baron Cohen back for "Borat 2" and is already done filming the sequel — report 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z In Lebanon, the various militia leaders gave similar speeches to start a civil war. Our Part in the Darkness 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z The much-abused Alawite minority – "an embattled community apart", said Snow – were recruited by the French into a special militia in a bid to control the rebellious Sunni majority. A History of Syria; Panorama – America's Gun Addiction: TV review 2013-03-11T22:00:01Z What would have been so wrong with a sharper, crueler comedy about a Republican ex-president who doubles down on his beliefs and winds up joining a militia or building the border wall himself? TV presidents can do anything, except declare themselves as good Republicans 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In the Lenin Barracks in Barcelona, the day before I joined the militia, I saw an Italian militiaman standing in front of the officers’ table. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z Written in the early years of the conflict, this novel is told from the perspectives of three characters: a militia fighter, a civil servant and an intellectual. This Is the Beirut We Wish You Could See 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z In the colonial era the main responsibility was to serve in the local militia. Books Of the Times: Craig R. Whitney’s ‘Living With Guns’ Nods to Both Sides 2012-12-25T22:41:52Z One year later, it would be bombed by the Irgun, a right-wing Jewish militia that would eventually be folded in to the Israeli army. Three architects who built Jerusalem: How they shaped and fled (and were forgotten by) the conflicted city 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z On the other, it was a self-contained, single-episode narrative of Mr. Trump, desperate to stay in power, essentially trying to lead an armed private militia to Congress. The Jan. 6 Committee Produces a Very Special Episode 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Leftist rebels and right-wing militia battled for the drug market. Review: Doris Salcedo’s Forceful Political Art in Guggenheim Retrospective 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Another time, a young fifteen-year-old militia man on our side, with just one flare gun—the kind you use in sports—dropped a helicopter in the Ukrainian army by firing into a half-open window. The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z —Based on an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. National Guard's 385th birthday is Dec. 13: Learn more about its founding 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Far-right militia group the Washington Three Percenters allegedly organised the rally. Borat 2 imminent, reports suggest, with Trump, Epstein and Giuliani as targets 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z He and his wife provided refuge for a member of a radical left-wing militia called the Weather Underground who was wanted for trafficking in dynamite. "Head of the Class" and the man behind the '80s comedy's progressive, even radical agenda 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z The precursor to the National Guard, volunteer militias like the Seventh Regiment were first formed to prepare for foreign, and then domestic, threats. A Gilded Age Setting for a Huge Art Show 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Trevor Noah said the ruling “makes complete sense — because that would be making the militia well regulated, and I mean, you can’t do that, you know? It’s not like it’s written anywhere.” Trevor Noah Has Gun Law Ideas for New York 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z I also kept thinking about her living in a world where there are these right-wing militias, guns everywhere, right-wing mass shootings and all those other horrible events. "We in America have actual fascists marching in the streets": Ed Brubaker on releasing art right now 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z The group stayed there even after the Derg, a Communist militia, took over in a coup and imposed a restrictive curfew on the city, dooming most music venues. An African Funk Pioneer Gets a Second Chance on a Global Stage 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z They were stolen from a storehouse in Byblos in 1981 at the height of Lebanon’s 1975-90 civil war, as Christian and Muslim militias battled each other across much of the country. Ancient statues looted in Lebanese war returned decades later 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z It starts in LA, with armed militia rounding up several red-haired young men and one child; the detainees are taken to the desert, where they are beaten up and killed. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z In the foreground a party of manacled civilians are being driven forward by collaborationist militia in shabby black uniforms and white armbands. In the Fog – review 2013-04-27T23:07:06Z In 1792 the new Congress adopted the Uniform Militia Act, requiring all free able-bodied white male citizens under 45 to muster with a local militia and equip themselves “with a good musket or firelock.” Books Of the Times: Craig R. Whitney’s ‘Living With Guns’ Nods to Both Sides 2012-12-25T22:41:52Z The American militia men were hidden in the bushes having lunch and playing cards when they heard the horse galloping toward them. He Foiled Benedict Arnold. His Medal Is Now Out From Under the Bed. 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Jars of sauerkraut have formed a fascist militia and want to exterminate “the juice.” Bathe in the self-indulgent broth of “Sausage Party,” most bro-tastic movie ever 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Within a few years the ambitious project of Reconstruction fell victim to a sustained insurgency led by the Ku Klux Klan and similar white militia groups. Welcome to the new Civil War 2013-01-05T16:30:00Z Delegates including Henry, Thomas Nelson Jr., George Washington and Thomas Jefferson sat among the 300 spectators debating Henry’s resolution to form a militia for the defense of the colony. On a Virginia driving tour, tracing patriot Patrick Henry’s path to history 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z It continues, "This provision of the militia act was perpetuated by the Militia Act of 1903, the National Defense Act of 1916, and by subsequent law." National Guard's 385th birthday is Dec. 13: Learn more about its founding 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The operative metaphors in this case are the American Revolution and the colonial yeoman: Tom is an officer in a hastily formed militia that calls itself the Second Massachusetts, after the famous Continental Army regiment. Television Review: It?s Might Versus Right Versus Space Monster 2011-06-16T22:15:15Z It's "I found my biological father in a militia in the Ozarks." ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Scrappy Innovator 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z He also served as a volunteer soldier with a left-wing militia group that fought on behalf of the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after "Animal Farm" was published 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z According to one report, the militia played soccer with the head of the sculpture, causing “the dents on the head of the child,” the Medinaceli Foundation said. Scholar Says a Church Statue From Spain Is by Michelangelo 2013-06-30T21:47:07Z In the last decade, however, the country has seen increased looting of its cultural heritage by terrorist organizations and local militias. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z By the last quarter of the 19th century, the militias were focused on quelling local unrest from labor movements. A Gilded Age Setting for a Huge Art Show 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Makeshift militias are being formed across Egypt to prevent looters from targeting ordinary neighbourhoods amid reports on Egyptian state television of looters breaking in to Cairo's Egyptian museum. Alexandria youth 'protecting library from looters' 2011-02-01T13:52:19Z The militia captured seven, the rest ran away. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Four 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z Mr. Winkler skims lightly over events like the sieges at Waco, Tex., and Ruby Ridge, Idaho, which fueled the militia movement, and treats the Columbine, Virginia Tech and Tucson massacres in an equally glancing manner. Books of The Times: In ?Gunfight,? Adam Winkler Traces the Gun-Control Battle 2011-10-09T21:04:24Z State Department said Iranian-backed militia remained a “significant” threat to U.S. forces in Iraq. What happened next? An update on the world before the coronavirus 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z We also had a few militia members to accompany us. Journey to an Ethiopian volcano located in one of the hottest places on Earth 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z More red-attire men enter, intimidate, terminate; the militia in the nation don’t holler “Mama!” Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z He seems to think the brutality of the Christian militias who massacred civilians in Lebanon by the thousands was part of the history of the Middle Ages and not the 1980s. Bill Maher, atheist fundamentalist: Why he gives nonbelievers a bad name 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z For 11 months, armed civilians calling themselves “autodefensas,” or self-defense militias, have been fighting to thwart the deadly Knights Templar in Michoacan’s Pacific coastal lowlands. California-raised kids vs. Mexico’s violent cartel 2014-01-18T22:00:00Z Then last week, as the militias took control of several towns, the federal government deployed troops to disarm them. California-raised kids vs. Mexico’s violent cartel 2014-01-18T22:00:00Z Once they showed the militia in my street and pictures of victims. Iraq war 10 years on: 'My brother was tortured and held without charge for 40 days' 2013-03-17T00:00:04Z After stealing bread from a farm, they are caught by a local militia and are about to be executed when the militiamen simply laugh and walk away. Arnost Lustig, Writer of the Holocaust, Is Dead at 84 2011-03-05T05:58:42Z As rebels rallied around Sunni Islamist slogans, Assad drew on allies including Shi'ite Islamist militias backed by Iran. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Milton leads them back to Woodbury where, surprise, they let it slip that they’ve been inside the prison and can help The Governor and his militia infiltrate the catacombs. The Walking Dead Watch: Hey, Judas 2013-02-25T20:07:50Z The octogenarian author, who lives in Oregon, recently made news for her critique of the Oregonian's coverage of the armed militia members who took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ursula K. Le Guin documentary 70% funded on Kickstarter in 1 day 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Eventually the National Guard, equipped by the federal government, was established as the alternative to state militias, and the national military apparatus is, needless to say, well entrenched. Books Of the Times: Craig R. Whitney’s ‘Living With Guns’ Nods to Both Sides 2012-12-25T22:41:52Z She was driven out of Dok village last December, also by militia from Koch who — by her count — killed eight men and two women. Apocalypse then, now, always: the truth about violence in Leer, South Sudan 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Last week, he watched in horror from his home in Melbourne images of the Taliban taking over the Afghan capital, capping a lightning offensive that restored the religious militia to power and stunned the world. When the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Its grandest action sequence, involving a bi-plane and a ragtag militia, suggests “North by Northwest” crossed with Laurel and Hardy, but the humor is not exactly lighthearted. | 'The Time That Remains': In Nazareth, Human Comedy as Wind Rustles the Olive Branches 2011-01-06T23:52:20Z Instead of feuding over theology, Ghattas shows, Saudi Arabia and Iran transformed latent religious divisions into weapons wielded in the pursuit of political power, by cultivating and often arming sectarian militias across the region. The Unraveling of the Muslim World 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Salute or not, the mannequins gave off a distinct militia energy. Andres Serrano Lets Objects Do the Talking 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z He joined a warlord's militia in Afghanistan in 1989 and earned his stripes as a mujahid — a holy warrior. 'Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS' offers brilliant biography of Abu Musab Zarqawi 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z But problems were brewing as Lebanon’s many sects jostled for power alongside Palestinian militias then based here, and by 1975, the country was being torn by the civil war, forcing a halt to the festival. Amid Turmoil, Lebanese Music Festival Presses On 2013-08-07T22:04:42Z In time, sectarian conflict would sweep across Iraq, introducing an era Iraqis call the sectarian war, which pitted the Shia militias that had infiltrated the police against their Sunni rivals. Baghdad, Iraq: 10 years after Saddam 2013-03-17T00:05:30Z Its premise, of an America torn apart by rebellious militias originating from Midwestern states, hits a little closer to home these days. A Second Civil War and too many plotholes plague "DMZ," HBO Max's latest dystopian adaptation 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z He proposed a militia led by Creoles — Spaniards born in the colony — like himself. Three Cities on the Mexican Independence Trail 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z Puzzled by all of this — particularly the uniformed militia of the leaf troops — her first question is logical. ‘Epic’: Wee warriors in a grand adventure 2013-05-23T00:16:03Z In this, he isn’t alone: Among the militias is an international coterie of clerics and fighters lured to the front because “the war was fresh. It made everything else irrelevant.” Torn Between War and Art, a Journalist Chooses Both 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z This sprawling novel about capitalist exploitation and the delusions of growth features a wide-ranging cast, including militia groups, media figures, cultists, callous entrepreneurs, economic outcasts and Republican wives. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z These days, I’m pretty sure only scary right-wing militia guys encounter that last part with any sense of its moral seriousness. Two cheers for the Declaration of Independence: The weird, contradictory and radical vision of human equality that America couldn’t handle 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z The nation had no militia, made one, had a tall militia man head it. Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z But years later, even rural people aren’t safe from marauding bandits or militias collecting tribute. Television Review: ‘Revolution,’ From J. J. Abrams and Eric Kripke, on NBC 2012-09-16T22:07:53Z As rebels rallied around Sunni Islamist slogans, Assad drew on allies including Shi'ite Islamist militias backed by Iran. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z “You’re suffocating me,” he tells his frayed mother, running off to the woods and the arms of a Palestinian volunteer militia. Movie Review: ‘When I Saw You’ Delivers a Child’s View of War 2014-01-14T22:59:17Z Near the end, I hear the tall head militia man tell me, “Alex, head the militia in that area to annihilate the red-attire men.” Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Auchmutey notes that barbecues were organized as far back as the Revolutionary War, by American militia. A brief history of the American cookout 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z The finale, “Terror,” is a playful, lo-fi lark centered on an extremist militia in possession of a dangerous supernatural weapon. ‘V/H/S/94’ Review: The Right Snuff 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z But things swiftly unraveled as rivalries between heavily armed militias escalated, and the Islamic State gained a foothold in the chaos. Review: ‘The Return,’ a Son’s Pained Search for a Missing Father 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Have these new members of Superman’s personal protection force independently decided to form a militia in support of their hero? Five things we learned from the new Batman v Superman trailer 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z And it has to be one of the men; the automatic weapon used in the crime belonged to the militia and it is missing from their warehouse. "Standoff at Sparrow Creek": Michigan militia men unravel in this claustrophobic thriller 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z And yet its most gripping moments involve an extensive conversation between a communist militia and the people of a Spanish town about the merits of collectivism. Ken Loach: 'the ruling class are cracking the whip' 2011-08-28T18:00:02Z When our group reaches freedom, we are greeted by a predominantly black militia firing their muskets and a cannon. In Florida, Solemn Shadows of the Early Underground Railroad 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Jamaican politicians like the rival former prime ministers Michael Manley and Edward Seaga are very much present, too, along with leaders of the “garrisons,” the communities and criminal militias that their parties controlled. Marlon James’s New Novel Is ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z He succeeded his late brother as commander of the Virginia militia and served as the British general Braddock’s right hand, the local on the ground. An excerpt from William Hogeland’s “Autumn of the Black Snake” excerpt 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Theories that were once relegated to the militia movement can now be heard on the lips of elected officials and television personalities like Glenn Beck. Is aggression genetic? 2012-05-28T22:00:00Z Some are recruited to join militias back in Somalia. Bono and N'Dour to hold famine concert in Kenya 2011-09-07T15:14:47Z The next day the Israeli forces occupy west Beirut, and allied Phalangist militia massacre Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps. My hopes for peace 2010-05-01T23:09:00Z In the first episode, Martin has taken on the identity of a disgruntled anti-government militia member in the Citizens of Virginia, a terrorist group that recently blew up Wichita’s federal building. Summer TV: Quick takes on ‘The Last Ship,’ ‘Legends’ and more In this new world order, water companies operate like rogue states with private militias to guard aqueducts and keep out desperate refugees, especially Texans, whose state imploded after their water was cut off. Amid a real drought, thriller 'Water Knife' cuts to the quick 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The show was produced by the Popular Mobilization Forces, a government-backed umbrella group of mostly Shiite militias, many backed by Iran, which fought alongside Iraqi security forces against IS. Iraq’s prank TV show depicting IS attacks taken off air 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z You can't pray for his safety and protection against these white supremacist militia trying to kill him. Cornel West: Is America ‘even capable of treating the masses of Black people with decency and dignity’? 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z Of local note: Forde lived in Washington state from 2006-2009, when she first became active in the growing Minuteman militia movement. ‘And Hell Followed with Her;’ murder along the border 2013-03-21T20:34:11Z Based on ethnographic research with militia groups in Sierra Leone and Liberia during those countries' recent civil wars. Local books: model totem poles and more 2011-11-22T00:45:04Z Next he evaded a militia by driving a motorbike off a cliff. My favourite Bond film: GoldenEye 2012-09-26T08:00:13Z Savet said that he was shocked by the fact that the men seemed to be dressed as an “ISIS-like” militia group. Publicity stunt 'terror attack' frightens guests at Cannes' Hôtel du Cap 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Ultimately, Army and civilian investigators identified seven other current or former military members who were affiliated with the secret militia group. Judge finds Georgia militia leader guilty of murdering pregnant wife 2014-03-29T14:00:00Z A police officer with the Moscow militia, Korolev is supposed to have a week off while his son Yuri is staying with him. Thrillers roundup – reviews 2013-07-04T09:00:00Z Just as he saw the English miners as “genuine working men,” so he saw the Spanish militias as ‘genuine revolution- aries’, ‘microcosms of a classless society’. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z A little time later, the tall militia man told the nation, “I am not to remain nation head.” Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Residents formed a militia, but hope dwindled, and over time, food became so scarce that people were forced to eat squirrels, pigeons and rats. You know Monet and Manet. This female Impressionist deserves your attention, too. 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z In Amsterdam he read an article about a Swiss intelligence officer embezzling money to set up a militia, inspiring “The Lions of Lucerne.” Inside the World of Brad Thor 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Gordon is maybe a prophet, or a militia separatist or a polygamous child abuser. Giving Voice to the Victims of Growth 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z These people think they meet the definition of a “militia”. Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant 2012-07-22T20:38:00Z The poet becomes, almost by default, a commander in a storied militia, only to see his unit devastated by Syrian government attacks, then obliterated by internal divisions and competing foreign interests. War Without End 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z In their life before the militias these men worked grinding lives as fruit pickers and field hands, factory laborers and mechanics — much like many of the members of their Knights Templar rivals. California-raised kids vs. Mexico’s violent cartel 2014-01-18T22:00:00Z Constitution says citizens have the right to bear arms in order to maintain organized militias. Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant 2012-07-22T20:38:00Z It’s filled with references to painkiller dependency, Russian election tampering, private defense contractors and citizen militias, even as it avoids adhering to any viewpoint that might alienate potential audiences. ‘Angel Has Fallen’ Review: Returning to Grace, One Bullet at a Time 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The Sunnis who were being killed turned to al-Qaida militias for protection, and the war on terror continued with Iraqis as victims on both sides. TV review: Mad Men and Secret Iraq 2010-10-07T07:00:00Z And the other reason is that as a translator, I was a target from other militias. The Long, Tortured Love Story of Two Gay Iraqi Soldiers 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z And he observed that groups on the fringes of American life — radical anti-abortionists and extremist militias, for instance — had evoked Brown’s name, making Mr. Banks further aware of Brown’s contemporary resonance. Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z If there was one crucial mistake that fed the chaos, it was the decision by the transitional government, just after Qaddafi’s overthrow, to pay the various militias who had helped make the revolution. Why Libya Continues to Burn 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z A militia patrols in search of the undead, and few residents are welcoming the return of the partially deceased. Television Review: ‘In the Flesh’ on BBC America 2013-06-05T21:24:05Z They had been held by militia together in the mountains – but she had been freed. ‘He collapsed at the roadside. I thought he was dead’: couples on surviving trauma 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Like a border militia tasked with passing judgment on infiltrators, those voters sort of attempted a Grammy version of jury nullification, to no avail. Critic’s Notebook: Finding His Place in the Hip-Hop Ecosystem 2014-01-27T13:03:34Z Gannon is experiencing something f**ked up, and it drives him out from being alone — which he’s not very good at — to join a militia where he has nothing in common with the guys. "Standoff at Sparrow Creek": Michigan militia men unravel in this claustrophobic thriller 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z There were rumors, before the Mormon militia attacked the wagon train, that Pratt’s killer was among the mostly wealthy Arkansans in the train. But I’m a good Mormon wife 2012-06-01T23:00:00Z Turkey is furious about U.S. support in Syria for the Kurdish YPG militia, which Ankara sees as a terrorist group. Factbox: Turkey's Russian missile deal strains ties with Washington 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The actor says the tech industry is inadvertently funding militia groups and fueling conflict in the region. House of Cards' Robin Wright Takes Aim at Tech Companies Funding Conflict in Congo 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z We learned how bricks and barrels were made in that pre-industrial age, and my nine-year-old daughter signed up in the Virginia militia to fight the British. Colonial Williamsburg: Where the Tea Party gets schooled 2013-04-07T16:00:00Z The United States, an Afghan-style hodgepodge of theocracies, white-supremacist refuges and fundamentalist militia zones, is a cultural backwater while the Middle East is a sophisticated global superpower. 'The Mirage': Matt Ruff's novel of 9/11 role reversal 2012-02-02T21:03:04Z "The Militia Act of May 8, 1792, permitted militia units organized before the May 8, 1792, to retain their ‘customary privileges.’" National Guard's 385th birthday is Dec. 13: Learn more about its founding 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z While well-intentioned, regulating the minerals did not successfully snuff out the violence or existence of various militia groups. City of Joy: the powerful Netflix documentary where 'everything is about love' 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z He sometimes regrets “his revolution” for the destructive forces it unleashed: not just the Syrian government’s scorched-earth brutality, but also Islamist extremist militias that claimed Abed’s banner only to sideline and repress activists like him. A Reckoning With the Wars He Has Known 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Just last week, a tweet in which Oregon militia leader Ammon Bundy seemingly compared himself to Rosa Parks was revealed to be a hoax. This isn’t about free speech: Internet “supervillain” isn’t being censored by Twitter’s lightweight rebuke 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z He noted in passing how some magnificent chargers had been captured and handed over to the militia, who were busy riding them to death. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z During the first two years of fighting, Bosnian Serb militias launched an average of 329 mortars a day at Sarajevo, damaging 97 percent of the city’s building stock. Ghosts of an assassination: The chaotic history of Franz Ferdinand’s demise 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z White militias, formed ad hoc, raided Indian towns, killing and scalping men, women, and children. An excerpt from William Hogeland’s “Autumn of the Black Snake” excerpt 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z As national debate raged over SB 1070 in the summer of 2010, Ready announced his militia initiative on his “white supremacist New Saxon site, inviting participants to “bring plenty of firearms and ammo.” Why Etan Patz still haunts us 2012-05-25T18:00:00Z Footage from the Vietnam Film Institute shows how the Communists, before dawn on Dec. 28, overwhelmed the village militia and took control. Shot by Shot: Building a Scene in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s Vietnam Epic 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z —So December 13, 1636, marks the beginning of the organized militia. National Guard's 385th birthday is Dec. 13: Learn more about its founding 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z When I met him at a censorship conference in Oslo, he said the militias were stopping the music "to impose their authority, so there's nothing to threaten them". Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon and a massacre by Christian militias of several thousand Palestinians at two refugee camps inflamed the region. 'Good Spy' scrutinizes Middle East CIA officer Robert Ames 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z He also said his father was in a white militia or something. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Scrappy Innovator 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z One of Ivory Coast's leading reggae artists, Serge Kassy, even rose to become a leader and organizer of Gbagbo's Young Patriots street militia - a group accused of numerous atrocities during the war. Ivorian reggae singers bury rivalry for "peace" tour 2012-11-06T16:18:30Z Do you feel like the way the show treats the modern challenges facing Native Americans or the danger of militias reflects a more progressive point of view? ‘Yellowstone’ Proves There Is Still an Appetite for TV Westerns 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z And it was particularly funny that Jared found his father "in a militia" in the Ozarks! ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Scrappy Innovator 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z There were random checkpoints and militia in the streets, boys on motorbikes who, if they saw a foreigner, would phone in the tip for money. Baghdad, Iraq: 10 years after Saddam 2013-03-17T00:05:30Z Indeed, some of the heavy-handed security measures that were put in place in response to 9/11, including no-fly lists, might at least be repurposed to defend against right-wing militias and homegrown fascists. Perspective | The danger of right-wing mobs is real. Fencing at the U.S. Capitol won’t help. 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z People are being kicked out of their homes by militia men and told they have an hour to leave. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Painted over several years, “The Night Watch” was commissioned as a group portrait of an Amsterdam city militia and broke new ground by showing its subjects in action rather than as a static portrait. Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' begins on-site restoration 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Noble’s effective staging, with its dark, ominous sets, places the action in a war-torn 20th-century setting, populated by gun-carrying militias. Music Review: Verdi?s ?Macbeth? at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-16T22:47:17Z Who would argue with the man who controls the armed militia and holds the keys to the dungeon? The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z Then, with the country abruptly in the dark and without power, he’s counting on well-armed anti-government militias to enforce his takeover. Michael Koryta’s ‘Rise the Dark’ introduces a villain bent on taking over the U.S. 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z How well regulated is the militia to be, and what does that regulation entail? Second Amendment time-traveling: If only the framers could have envisioned the NRA 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z “The Good Lie” focuses its attention on a group of refugees, three of them siblings, who are driven into exile by militias from northern Sudan. In ‘The Good Lie,’ Sudanese Refugees Adjust to America 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The Billy Elliot director spent months filming in some of Rio de Janeiro's toughest slums - while dodging bullets from warring militia - to show hope and faith amongst the city's rubbish dumps. Daldry talks hope among the Trash 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z The National Guard, a citizen militia grown increasingly militant during the war, moved a large number of cannons into the working-class strongholds of Montmartre and Belleville. 'Massacre' a sobering chronicle of the Paris Commune 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Black militias were instrumental in repelling the invaders, a role some scholars argue was silenced in historiography, diminishing the role of black Puerto Ricans in the island’s narrative. This Puerto Rican Sculptor Meets Disaster With Spirit 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Since a standing national army was viewed as the vehicle for this new tyranny, the antidote was to be the state militias. Books Of the Times: Craig R. Whitney’s ‘Living With Guns’ Nods to Both Sides 2012-12-25T22:41:52Z “These generals often avoided major battles with the enemy, used the militia effectively and molded their tactics to the local geography in ways that were alien to British military practices,” Taaffe writes. Battlefields: Recent Books in Military History 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The thickly forested setting is gorgeous, once you look past the armed militia encampments pitched in the woods. Pop-Up Brothels, Severed Tongues and Creepy Nursery Rhymes 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The rebellion was put down by white militia and Turner was hanged. New York first-night moviegoers shrug off The Birth of a Nation controversy 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Other militia members were quartered in the studio built by Morisot’s parents, in more peaceful times, for their talented daughters. You know Monet and Manet. This female Impressionist deserves your attention, too. 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court decided in 2008 that the constitution’s Second Amendment, which begins with a clause about militias, gives individuals the right to own guns. Barrel of deaths 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z This meant the militias that had committed the atrocities received food, shelter and support, courtesy of international appeals, while their surviving victims were left destitute. Worst aid 2010-04-24T23:06:00Z Naturally, all of this is complicated by the usual inhabitants of an apocalypse: brutal survivors, religious fanatics, mad scientists and rogue militias. Comics: 'Young Justice' mixes teen sidekicks in cartoon, book 2011-08-09T21:33:04Z The subjects move on to relive the trauma of the bombing and its aftermath, where they are often caught, literally, between two fires: those of the occupying American forces, and those of brutal local militias. Review 2010-07-09T00:58:00Z There's lots of militia, girls in saris of breathtaking colors with rifles slung carelessly over their shoulders. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Four 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z The warehouse contains the arsenal of a covert militia; the members assemble there after learning of a shooting spree. ‘The Standoff at Sparrow Creek’ Review: Finding the Killer in a Warehouse Full of Guns 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z In this way, the rationale went, the gunmen could be controlled — but the result was that the militias multiplied and started fighting one another, and no one could control them at all. Why Libya Continues to Burn 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Our host was a local businessman who maintained his own private militia, as one does in failed states. T Magazine: Expatriot Games 2011-03-11T17:02:22Z A gruelling photograph of the standoff between strikers and militia at the Bread and Roses strike of 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) opens to public 2013-05-02T14:16:21Z The Spanish militias, on the other hand, were a class for themselves. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z To wage a “legitimate defense,” Mireles says, the militia must ward off all criminal elements, regardless of uniform. The Missing Story of the Drug War 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Armed militias and al-Qaida affiliates were known to be active in the city. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Or you see camouflage-clad militia members hoping to overthrow the government. Collaboration, not fighting, is what the rural West is really about 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z The United Nations — and the United States — failed to intervene in the attack on the Tutsi minority by Hutu militias. In Rwanda, mountain gorilla treks spur country’s renewal effort 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z On this date in 1636, "the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts," as the Guard itself notes on its website. National Guard's 385th birthday is Dec. 13: Learn more about its founding 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The dense bundt cake was given to militia men – and onlookers who flooded villages to watch the military drills. Election Cake: a history of the American tradition 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z And I imagine the militia members are all big Warhol fans, right? They call it Bundy cuisine: what to cook when you're leading a siege 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Why did a pro-Palestinian militia group want to abduct a bunch of Arab oil ministers? "Carlos": International terror, Sopranos-style 2010-10-15T00:01:00Z Police cars and militia jeeps patrolled Mezze while secret police agents spread out on foot, stopping men at random and checking their identification cards, they said. Syrian security forces clamp down on Damascus 2012-02-19T19:17:00Z “To these would be opposed a militia amounting to near half a million of citizens with arms in their hands … fighting for their common liberties.” James Madison, Comic Books and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z On the one hand we had al-Qaida and on the other the militias in the armed forces who were killing Sunnis. Iraq war 10 years on: 'My brother was tortured and held without charge for 40 days' 2013-03-17T00:00:04Z Tribal "awakening" militia joined U.S. forces and forced al Qaeda out. Gunmen kill 27 in raids on west Iraq checkpoints 2012-03-05T11:41:03Z At one point he describes the militias organized by the corrupt cops as “mafias,” and at times the movie suggests a cruder version of “The Godfather,” especially “Part 2.” | 'Elite Squad: The Enemy Within': ?Elite Squad: The Enemy Within,? From Brazil - Review 2011-11-10T23:40:07Z The government, for its part, has assembled a militia that wounds or kills those it suspects of supporting the Maoists, so that corporations may better mow down their forests and mine their land. The Prescient Anger of Arundhati Roy 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z In a book ostensibly about the Second Amendment, which is all of 27 words long, the words “well-regulated” and “militia” do not appear. ‘Inside the NRA’ Offers an Unconvincing Confession of Swamp Regret 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Colonial militias, in turn, set fire to loyalist properties. Take an architectural walking tour of Norfolk 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z When her adoptive mother tries to bring an African militia leader to justice, she’s pulled into a journey that upends her life. The 10 best new TV dramas coming this autumn 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z In a declining industrial town in rural Ohio, a laid-off factory worker named Milcolm Negley, deserted by his wife and daughter, becomes an avid conspiracy theorist and one-man militia. Review | UrbanArias turns conspiracy theory into opera 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z The term “brown shirts” was first used to describe an early Nazi militia. Streep vs. Trump, Round 2: Actress calls out tendency to 'lash and intimidate, punish and humiliate' 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Along the way, the pair encounter bureaucratic roadblocks, virus victims both human and animal, and a heavily armed militia convinced that the virus is the result of a deep state conspiracy. Review | Two new horror novels make sense of our current dystopian reality 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The faceless hordes of uniformed, flashlight-toting militia make an intimidating and brutal sight. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial: No 7 2010-10-21T10:48:00Z He recalled the tidy lines of soldiers, the helpless civilians and the popping gunfire as militia from both sides ravaged the city. Seeing Korea through his parents’ eyes The 2nd Amendment is just 27 words long: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." 'The Second Amendment' is a smart history of guns and the U.S. 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z I saw people protesting for justice, freedom, democracy, and the Shabiha militia, security forces and army responding by killing protesters, disfiguring their corpses, laying siege to whole towns. The Syrian revolution has changed me as a writer 2013-05-03T09:00:02Z Jonathan Wright Already screened in the US last month, the finale of Revolution arrives over here in a climactic double bill, which opens with Rachel holding the militia to grenade-based ransom. TV highlights 26/07/2013 2013-07-26T06:00:02Z The dress is modern, as are the militia and suicide bombers. Peter Sellars turns Mozart's last opera into a modern message of humanity in the face of terror 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z No weapons in the Abuelaish basement, no Hamas militia on the roof. Gaza doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish 2011-01-16T00:05:32Z The people enjoy proselytising for being militia men or swingers, and I sort of enjoy hearing it, and whatever brought them to that can remain tacit. Louis Theroux: 'I'm not that comfortable doing polemic' 2011-01-30T20:30:00Z Under duress Hariri appeared on television denouncing the role Iran and its client militia Hezbollah played in his country, which was a good way to start a new civil war there. ‘MBS’ Chronicles the Shockingly Young, Powerful and Ruthless Saudi Crown Prince 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Farrow describes it as an examination of America’s collaborations with foreign militaries and militias. Ronan Farrow overcame spies and intimidation to break some of the biggest stories of the #MeToo era 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z They played a role in the abolition of slavery in Britain — their militias fought against slave traffickers who landed in the area. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z A special territorial committee later praised the militia members as “responsible and even patriotic,” Miles writes. Detroit’s Untold Stories of Slavery 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Gieswein appears to be affiliated with the radical militia group the Three Percenters, the FBI says, and the leader of a “private paramilitary training group” called the Woodland Wild Dogs. What were the Capitol rioters thinking on Jan. 6? 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z He also said his father was in a white militia or something. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Scrappy Innovator 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The oil-on-canvas painting depicts an Amsterdam civil militia and shows off Rembrandt’s renowned use of light and composition to create a dynamic scene filled with characters. New hi-tech Night Watch photo brings Rembrandt eye-to-eye 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z A Virginia militia was formed, led by Washington. On a Virginia driving tour, tracing patriot Patrick Henry’s path to history 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z The hybrids are widely suspected of causing the virus and are hunted by a militia that calls itself the Last Men. In ‘Sweet Tooth,’ a Taste of Fantasy Rooted in Reality 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z His sister and her militia extremist boyfriend disappeared 12 years ago. 'Flash and Bones': Kathy Reichs writes a NASCAR mystery 2011-08-25T18:18:04Z But the village militia, of which Somari was a member, was still there. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Five 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z For Joseph El-Khoury, a Lebanese psychiatrist who works with members of the militias that fought in the conflicts that have shaken Lebanon over the last 50 years, Saleem’s account is no surprise. Is trauma handed down through generations? 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “Instead of feuding over theology, Ghattas shows, Saudi Arabia and Iran transformed latent religious divisions into weapons wielded in the pursuit of political power, by cultivating and often arming sectarian militias across the region.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The leader of a secret, murderous militia group, already serving life in prison for murder, today was found guilty in an Army court of the earlier murder of his wife and their unborn child. Judge finds Georgia militia leader guilty of murdering pregnant wife 2014-03-29T14:00:00Z Although the government remained wary of directly attacking the clergy, it turned a blind eye to the activities of rightwing militias, one of which even adopted the slogan: "Be a patriot and kill a priest!" Michael Arditti: why I write fiction about faith 2013-07-26T10:47:00Z One fighter claimed to be a US Army veteran who returned to Mexico specifically to join the militias. California-raised kids vs. Mexico’s violent cartel 2014-01-18T22:00:00Z Rather than fighting directly, he added, they exploit the region’s direst problems: dictatorship, militia violence and religious extremism. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and ‘Born in Flames’ 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z And now armed teenagers going militia on us? Perspective | Is TV getting us emotionally prepared to leave the planet? ‘Away’ and ‘Raised by Wolves’ sure make it seem so. 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z The most obvious vice exhibited by members of the militia controlling the desert city of Timbuktu in the name of Allah is hypocrisy. ‘Timbuktu,’ an Abderrahmane Sissako Film About Radical Islam 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Bean is as capable and sympathetic as always in his portrayal of Martin Odum, a deep-undercover operative who, as the series begins, is emerging from a six-month stint with a far-right militia. ‘Legends,’ a New Drama on TNT Starring Sean Bean 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Here, camel drivers, soldiers and local militia members often hang out until expeditions like ours come for the final three-hour, six-mile trek to the caldera. Journey to an Ethiopian volcano located in one of the hottest places on Earth 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Starting and ending in a television hair-and-makeup trailer, he takes us to a maternity hospital, a Ukrainian border checkpoint, various militia outposts, a crowded bomb shelter, a bus stop and a wedding. ‘Donbass’ Review: War in Ukraine, the Prequel 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Taking full advantage of its current ability to control the message and image, the group is portraying itself as a militia with many sides. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The city was difficult to defend and had only a small militia garrison. Three Cities on the Mexican Independence Trail 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z This time it’s an all-too-timely far-right white supremacist militia destined for comeuppance. Review | White supremacists are the eerily relevant villains in Karin Slaughter’s new novel 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z City shutdowns, overrun hospitals, a bungled government response, public disorder, roving wing-nut militias, conspiracy theories — it’s all here, right down to long lines at Star Market. A Zombie Novel for Our Virus-Stricken Times 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z For example, in 1844, nativist Protestants, responding to rumors that Catholics were trying to remove the Bible from Philadelphia public schools, destroyed two of the city's Catholic churches before the Pennsylvania militia stopped the violence. Cherry-picking the Bible and using verses out of context has been done for centuries 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Moore conducts a series of interviews with a wide range of gun owners — militia members, suburban housewives, farmers and more — all of whom are happy explain that they only feel safe if they have weapons. Why Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" matters now more than ever 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Two weeks ago, armed apparent militia activists in camouflage ambushed and killed two undocumented migrants in an incident that remains unsolved. Why Etan Patz still haunts us 2012-05-25T18:00:00Z She played the daughter of Mr. Gibson’s character, a militia leader. Skye McCole Bartusiak, Actress, Dies at 21 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The militia guys with the AK-47s huddled, a decision was made, half of them loaded into several of the technicals, and they roared off. This is what winning looks like 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Throw in an unfolding political crisis, militias taking over the capital, the collapse of the state and a subsequent civil war, and Mokhtar’s mission seems purely impossible. The Coffee-Flavored American Dream 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Still, there’s an understandable fear from outsiders that the combination of predominately young men and simulated combat means MilSim serves as an attractive recruitment source or training opportunity for far-right militias. Fake Guns, Fictional Battles, Real Uniforms: Inside the Immersive World of MilSim 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z He also overstayed his welcome, and was held captive for three days in April by pro-separatist militias paranoid about the Western media. Vice, the News Entity, Grows on HBO and Online 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Fallada's choices led at one point to his arrest by the Nazi militia, and at another to close contact with Goebbels. Rereading: Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin 2011-01-07T11:40:24Z Also in the early 1960s, the Minutemen, a forerunner of the 1990s militia movement, had their heyday under Robert Bolivar dePugh. What is “white supremacy”? A brief history of a term, and a movement, that continues to haunt America 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Then, two years ago, the Houthi militia from the North violently took control of Aden with tanks appearing in the streets overnight. Homosexuality, God and ISIS: The secret life of a lonely gay Christian in Yemen 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z A mother returns from working in the fields in eastern Congo to find her house ransacked by a militia group and her daughter wailing from pain. The War Crime No One Wants to Talk About 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Korean business owners formed ad hoc militias; footage presented in “Let It Fall” shows these groups exchanging gunfire in the middle of the streets. The Unrest That Led to the L.A. Riots, Twenty-Five Years On 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z We see massacres of Jews by local militias in Ukraine under the supervision of the SS, but “Generation War,” for all its geographical range and military detail, steers clear of the death camps. Movie Review: ‘Generation War’ Adds a Glow to a German Era 2014-01-14T22:36:47Z He was detained in Tripoli by a militia allied with a U.N.-recognized government in the Libyan capital, and extradited to Britain last year. Brother of Manchester Arena bomber goes on trial for murder 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z She might seem passive, but she is following closely, awaiting her turn to train in the girl militia. The Lovely, Menacing Girls of Justine Kurland 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Originally constructed in 1924, the residential building was used as a militia base throughout the conflict and suffered tremendous damage as a result. Middle East: Beirut's Old Buildings Again Under Threat 2011-01-26T20:00:05Z With Black support, a Republican was elected governor, and the local white militias took up arms to resist his rule. ‘Life of a Klansman’ Tells Ugly Truths About America, Past and Present 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The night before the British invaded Washington in August 1814, setting fire to the Capitol and White House, the leader of the American militia delivered an inspirational call to persevere. Style Invitational Week 1383: Questionable Journalism 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Related: The Bundy bunch: who are the armed militia in the Oregon standoff? They call it Bundy cuisine: what to cook when you're leading a siege 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Ekon is an orphan, raised in the city’s temple, who has spent his life training to become a member of the elite militia the Sons of the Six, just like his father and older brother. 4 New Y.A. Fantasy Novels Full of Dark, Enchanting Twists 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z They were stolen from a storehouse in Byblos in 1981 at the height of Lebanon’s 1975-90 civil war, as Christian and Muslim militias battled each other across much of the country. Ancient statues looted in Lebanese war returned decades later 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Inevitably Mama discovers that, in trying to shield the girls from further cruelty and appease both government troops and rebel militia, she jeopardises both their lives and her own profiteering livelihood. Review 2010-04-22T23:18:00Z In one recent episode, a rash action by one of the militia’s biggest rubes destroyed the syringe containing Claire’s only successful sample of penicillin. Perspective | In Starz’s enjoyably escapist ‘Outlander,’ a relevant story line about finding the cure 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Between 1994 and 2000, he undertook the Rwanda Project, after visiting the country immediately following the massacre of 1 million by Hutu militia. Photography's bodies of evidence | John Perivolaris 2010-04-04T14:00:00Z A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State. Books Of the Times: Craig R. Whitney’s ‘Living With Guns’ Nods to Both Sides 2012-12-25T22:41:52Z The training was organized by Fighters for Peace, which was founded in 2014 by former Lebanese militia members who took part in their country’s destructive 1975-90 civil war and are now peace activists. Syrians act in playback theater to heal war trauma 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Last week, a friend phoned from Benghazi, Libya, to enquire about my health and safety – a poignant irony given that he now lives in a city run by militias. Where now for travel? Lonely Planet closures point to an uncertain future 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Tom hated me – the tall militia man did more that I told him than that Tom told him. Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The tale is hard to hear: Mr. Abdullahi was 8 or 9 years old when his mother was shot before his eyes by militia members from a warring tribe, leaving him to survive alone. Searching for a Promised Land in South Africa 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z At the same time, he knew the military limitations of the militias, was never going to be convinced by his own side’s incipient Leninism, and remained a supporter of the Republic. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z When, on March 18th, Thiers fumbled an attempt to regain control in Paris from a radicalised militia, units of the regular army sided with the militia. Spring uprising 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext While the people of Benghazi were ejecting the Islamist militias from their city last Saturday, another smaller but equally remarkable event was taking place 400 miles away in Tripoli. Lights, camera, revolution: the birth of Libyan cinema after Gaddafi's fall 2012-10-01T18:01:01Z It operated as “a kind of landlords’ militia in the countryside,” as White wrote in a prescient, 1980 cable that analyzed the forces that would fuel the country’s civil war. The diplomat and the killer: Death squads, dirty war and the untold story of H. Carl Gettinger 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Based on a novel by the Congolese writer Emmanuel Dongala, the story follows a rebel militia of feral boys as they advance to overthrow a government stronghold. Movie Review : ?Johnny Mad Dog? 2011-01-20T22:17:31Z The dense cake was served to militia men, as well as onlookers who flooded villages to watch the military drills. Election Cake: A brief history of the long-lost American tradition 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z The film centers on American journalists who witness war crimes and atrocities by the South Ossetian militia and mercenaries hired by Russia, and then try to survive to report the story to the outside world. Seeking Drama In a Conflict That?s Still Raw 2011-08-14T02:53:01Z The traumatized refugees are mostly Black and Latino people, chased out by a white militia whose rallying cry is “OURS!” Review | Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s ‘My Monticello’ explores America’s racist past — and present — with grace 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z In the 100 days of slaughter that began on April 6, 1994, Hutu government soldiers and allied extremist militia orchestrated a genocide to destroy the Tutsi minority. Photographer finds young Rwandans building a nation of peace 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z He knew that a young officer of the Virginia militia had headed toward the Forks the year before. On a General’s Trail, Summoning America’s History 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Whether making explosives or striking mock-aggressive poses for magazine photographs, the militia is just a game to Tarek, its yearning campfire singalongs a nightly blast of warming nostalgia. Movie Review: ‘When I Saw You’ Delivers a Child’s View of War 2014-01-14T22:59:17Z There Ivan is secured a job in the national militia, and Ivana is put to work in an orphanage for the children of those killed in the recent war. 2 Novels by ‘Alternative Nobel’ Winner Take On Power and Its Abuses 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Looking at the group of militia men standing just over Banninck Cocq’s shoulder, it is possible to see the top of someone’s head — a hat, a nose and an eye, looking out at the viewer. Rembrandt’s Damaged Masterpiece Is Whole Again, With A.I.’s Help 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z She went on to run other international organizations devoted to free speech and women’s rights, including two groups that supported an all-female Kurdish militia in northern Syria. Meredith Tax, Feminist Author, Historian and Activist, Dies at 80 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z "The simple fact is they are stealing the money to fund their militias who attack and kill one another. It involves arms dealers, international lawyers, international banks, international real estate," he added. Clooney, Cheadle urge action to stop pilfering of South Sudan resources 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z A socio- historical interpretation of the film with Ewoks as Vietnamese militia was his thesis subject as a film student at Bristol University. Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z A once swampy area east of Broadway that previously was used as a cow pasture, a horse market and drill grounds for the New York state militia, Madison Square Park officially opened in 1847. Review | The glorious past of a long-gone Madison Square Garden 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z “The First Purge,” directed by Gerard McMurray, who is black, is unabashedly exploitative, depicting mostly black and brown Staten Islanders being hunted down by trained militias of white nationalists and Ku Klux Klan members. Fictional Police Brutality, Real Emotional Toll 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z George Washington, the head of a regiment of militia from the Virginia colony, going out to do battle with the French, in 1754. Biking a Trail of History from Pittsburgh to Washington 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Scott Wilson, The Washington Post’s national editor, said the paper is using the terms “occupiers” and “militia members” when those involved identify themselves that way. Terrorists? Freedom fighters? Oregon standoff poses quandary for media. 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Amin returned from a 30-year exile to be elected as a member of Libya’s post-revolutionary government, but within a year, he was forced back into exile when armed militias took control. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The event was for the Washington Three Percenters, a far-right militia group known for its gun advocacy. "Borat 2" trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen returns to annihilate Donald Trump’s America 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z While The Governor was raising his militia, he ordered that anyone capable would holster a weapon and man a post. The Walking Dead Watch: Hey, Judas 2013-02-25T20:07:50Z An alphabet soup of militias, with names invoking lofty abstractions like Liberation and Reconciliation, contend for power, split into factions and victimize civilians. Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ a Brutal Tale of Child Soldiers in Africa 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z That August, before the case was decided, Michigan’s governor formed a militia to defend Detroit against potential attacks from Native tribes. Detroit’s Untold Stories of Slavery 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Evariste, 22, from Gatumba, said he experienced years of isolation and guilt because his father had been a soldier for the Hutu Interahamwe militia. Photographer finds young Rwandans building a nation of peace 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z But equally, he never had any illusions about growing Soviet influence on the Republic, and could not help noticing how capable Republican security forces looked compared to his own tattered comrades in the militia. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z The term “brownshirts” was first used to describe an early Nazi militia, the SA. Meryl Streep says Trump provokes 'brownshirts and bots and worse' 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z However, they, too, encountered—in locales as different as Rhode Island and the Carolinas—business intransigence and the use of deadly force by guards, local police, and state militias. FDR’s most important lesson: Liberal causes could still inspire activism on a grand scale 2014-04-27T13:00:00Z It’s a conflict of shifting alliances involving a plethora of armed actors and ad hoc militias led by a corrupt cast of characters fighting wars within wars. Apocalypse then, now, always: the truth about violence in Leer, South Sudan 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Negan’s militia loses ground this week, with many low-level flunkies landing themselves in custody while their leader remains at large. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 3: Cut to Black 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The birth of the National Guard's oldest organized units is symbolic of the founding of all the state, territory, and District of Columbia militias that collectively make up today's National Guard. National Guard's 385th birthday is Dec. 13: Learn more about its founding 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z U.S. officials say America has conducted three sets of retaliatory strikes against facilities in Syria used by militias linked to Iran. Insight: Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The Pentagon released late Tuesday dramatic video footage of the most recent U.S. airstrikes on training facilities and safe houses that were used by the Iranian military and its affiliated militias. Mess around and find out: Intense video shows U.S. military obliterating Iranian training sites 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The United States has so far carried out three sets of air strikes against Iran-linked militia in Syria in response to a series of attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria. US Navy ship shoots down drone from Yemen -officials 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The army remains under pressure from Bashir loyalists and Islamist militias it has leaned on for military and intelligence support to abandon the talks, observers say. Advances give Sudanese paramilitary force momentum in seven-month war 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The move may also be controversial because Washington has asked Baghdad to curtail attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq by Iranian-allied militias, with mixed results. US renews waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z They still have competing agendas, with Iran backing what many call its "proxy militias" - Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The string of attacks by Iran-linked militias has wounded at least 21 U.S. service members and led to one American contractor dying from a cardiac incident while sheltering in place. Mess around and find out: Intense video shows U.S. military obliterating Iranian training sites 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z In all more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered by Hutu extremists, led by the Rwandan army and a militia known as the Interahamwe, in 100 days in 1994. U.N. prosecutor confirms death of Rwanda genocide fugitive 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z In El Geneina in West Darfur, rights monitors say at least 1,300 people were killed this month as the RSF and allied militias advanced. Advances give Sudanese paramilitary force momentum in seven-month war 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Later in the evening, three other broadcast outlets displayed the video, including the channel most closely associated with Kataib Hezbollah — an Iraqi Shiite militia linked to Iran and the group reported to be holding her. New Video Suggests Israeli-Russian Academic Kidnapped in Iraq Is Alive 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Pentagon officials said last week that Iranian-backed militias have attacked US bases and facilities in Iraq and Syria at least 41 times since the Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October. US airstrikes target more Iran-backed bases in Syria 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z In Iraq, militias supported by Iran have attacked American bases. Rumbling Middle East fault lines make this Israel-Gaza war different 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The other strike was near a bridge close to the city of Mayadeen, near the Iraqi border and stronghold of pro-Iranian militias, the sources said. US carries out air strikes in Syria against Iran-linked facilities 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z American officials said that the strikes in recent weeks have been in proportion to attacks by Iran-backed militias. U.S. Carries Out Another Round of Airstrikes on Iran-Linked Targets 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z The official said the strikes took place within the past couple of hours and said a U.S. review was underway to determine whether the strikes killed or wounded any Iran-aligned militia members. US carries out two air strikes against Iran-aligned groups in Syria, official says 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z On 27 October, the US carried out its first of the air strikes against two weapons and ammunition storage facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militias. US airstrikes target more Iran-backed bases in Syria 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z After seizing the military base, the RSF and their allied Arab militias rampaged through the town, killing non-Arabs inside their homes and torching shelters housing displaced people, Tour said. More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Israel’s counterattack against Hamas and the strong U.S. backing for that campaign appear to have motivated Iran-backed militias to become more aggressive against American troops in the region. ‘Expect Americans in body bags’: Middle East on the brink as U.S., Iran spiral toward war 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The prime minister and around 10 senior members of his government met with the commanders of about a dozen militia groups in Baghdad on Oct. US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Iran-backed militias in Iraq have publicly stated that U.S. assets will continue to be targeted as long as the U.S. backs Israel in its war on Gaza. Drone, explosive attacks target US forces across Iraq - sources 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Such militias are responsible for a string of recent attacks against American troops stationed in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon said. U.S. fighter jets hit Iran-backed militias in Syria again 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The paramilitary group and its allied Arab militias were also accused by the U.N. and international rights groups of atrocities in Darfur, which was the scene of a genocidal campaign in the early 2000s. More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z The string of attacks by Iran-linked militias has wounded at least 21 U.S. service members and led to the death of one American contractor who suffered a cardiac incident while sheltering in place. ‘Expect Americans in body bags’: Middle East on the brink as U.S., Iran spiral toward war 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The Iraqi and Iranian governments didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the militia attacks and the risk of escalation. US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Iran-backed militias have packed even larger loads of explosives — more than 80 pounds — onto drones launched at American bases, U.S. officials said. U.S. Strikes Iran-Linked Facility in Syria in Round of Retaliation 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z A string of attacks last month by Iran-linked militias wounded 21 U.S. service members and led to one American contractor dying from a cardiac incident while sheltering in place. U.S. fighter jets hit Iran-backed militias in Syria again 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Federal government forces and the militia group were allies in the fight against Tigrayan forces from northern Ethiopia, who launched a rebellion in 2020. Lalibela fighting: Amhara Fano militia and Ethiopian army clash in historic town 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Hezbollah militia forces in southern Lebanon continue to engage in a simmering series of border exchanges with Israeli troops that have killed dozens. ‘Expect Americans in body bags’: Middle East on the brink as U.S., Iran spiral toward war 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Iraq's prime minister has limited control over the militias, whose support he needed to win power a year ago and now form a powerful bloc in his governing coalition. US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The second in command of Hezbollah - the powerful Iranian backed militia in Lebanon - has said Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza risks wider war in the Middle East. Hezbollah warns of regional war if Gaza bombing goes on 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Fano, a part-time militia in the northern Amhara region which has no formal command structure, has been battling the army since late July. Residents report gunfire in Ethiopian holy city, but govt says all peaceful 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Fighting has erupted in the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela, as government forces and local militia have clashed, residents told the BBC. Lalibela fighting: Amhara Fano militia and Ethiopian army clash in historic town 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z President Biden has ordered two strikes on Iran-backed militias, but some analysts say the White House hasn’t responded forcefully enough and is paving the way for inevitable American casualties. ‘Expect Americans in body bags’: Middle East on the brink as U.S., Iran spiral toward war 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The officials told him that the militias in Iraq made their own decisions and Tehran wouldn't interfere in the situation there, the politician added. US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z He further antagonised them by launching a military operation in April to disarm Amhara militia, who sided with him in the conflict in the Tigray region. Ethiopia PM Abiy eyes Red Sea port, inflaming tensions 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z It also supported the growth of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, Yemen and Syria. How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Fano, a militia in the surrounding Amhara region, has been battling the army since it was ordered to disband. Lalibela fighting: Amhara Fano militia and Ethiopian army clash in historic town 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z American forces in the region face a surge of attacks by Iranian-allied militias in Iraq and elsewhere. Blinken wraps up frantic Mideast tour with tepid, if any, support for pauses in Gaza fighting 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z "I think they are calibrating the attacks to harass rather than kill en masse U.S. troops," he said of Iraqi and Syrian militias. US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Eritrea could pour arms to the Amhara militia to intensify that war. Ethiopia PM Abiy eyes Red Sea port, inflaming tensions 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Subcontractors, self-defence militias and paramilitary groups, like Wagner, are not the answer, says Dr Sambe, also pointing to Mali as an example. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z In discussions with the Iraqi government, Blinken said, "I made very clear that the attacks, the threats coming from militia that are aligned with Iran are totally unacceptable." Blinken says Palestinian voices key to Gaza future 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraqi Shi'ite militias backed by Iran have both launched attacks on Israel since Oct. Arab states to press Blinken for Gaza ceasefire 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z In his speech, Nasrallah said his militia is not deterred by U.S. warnings, saying: “Your fleets in the Mediterranean … will not scare us.” Israel’s Netanyahu rules out Gaza cease-fire as Blinken presses for more aid, civilian protection 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Beijing also deploys its Coast Guards vessels and is accused of wielding a “maritime militia” that is virtually indistinguishable from commercial fishing fleets. Japan, Philippines beef up security partnership with China looming in background 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z “This great, large-scale operation was purely the result of Palestinian planning and implementation,” Mr. Nasrallah said in a televised address, suggesting his militia had no part in the attack. Hezbollah chief praises Hamas terror rampage but denies role in planning 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Iranian police and basij militia, who are affiliated with Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, enforce compulsory public dress codes using violence, according to the United Nations and rights groups. UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Heller in 2008, reduced the communal language of the Second Amendment — “a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state” — to an extraneous detail. America’s rifle fetish is destroying its sense of freedom | Jamelle Bouie 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Houthi rebels that control the country’s capital launched missiles at Israeli targets this week and threatened further attacks, but experts say the Iran-backed militia stopped short of declaring an all-out war. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z It includes Shi'ite Muslim Iraqi militias, which have been firing at U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq, and Yemen's Houthis, who have joined in the conflict by firing drones at Israel. Hezbollah leader: wider Middle East conflict 'realistic possibility' 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Many across the Middle East expected Hassan Nasrallah to clarify whether his powerful Lebanese militia will join Hamas in fighting Israel. Hezbollah’s Leader Breaks Silence on Gaza War 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Iran supports the so-called Axis of Resistance, an alliance that includes Hezbollah - its most important force - as well as militias in Iraq, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, the Houthis in Yemen, and Hamas. Hezbollah chief Nasrallah to break silence on Israel-Gaza war 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But experts say the Iran-backed militia stopped short of declaring an all-out war against the Jewish state. Israel-Hamas war misinformation is everywhere. Here are the facts 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z State and federal authorities have said in recent weeks they want to “suffocate” militias by going after their financial resources. Brazil to militarize key airports, ports and international borders in crackdown on organized crime 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Last month, three doctors who were having a late-night beer in an affluent stretch of beach in Rio were brutally murdered, allegedly after being confused for rival gangsters from a militia. Lula militarizes Brazil's main ports, airports amid rising crime 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Iran-backed Iraqi militias have been firing at U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, while Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces at the Lebanese-Israeli border. Yemen's Houthis enter Mideast fray, hardening spillover fears 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Austin also faced tough questions about whether the U.S. would strike Iran directly if a Tehran-backed militia kills an American service member. ‘One fight’: White House links Russia, Hamas, China as it pushes $106 billion funding bill 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Yemen’s Houthi militia claimed an attempted attack on southern Israel on Tuesday, saying it had launched a “large batch” of ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones toward Israeli targets. Yemen’s Houthi militia claims to have launched an attack on Israel. 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The city’s powerful militias emerged in the 1990s and were originally made up mainly of former police officers, firefighters and military men who wanted to combat lawlessness in their neighborhoods. Brazil to militarize key airports, ports and international borders in crackdown on organized crime 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Then, last week, militias set fire to dozens of Rio buses after police killed one of their bosses in an operation. Lula militarizes Brazil's main ports, airports amid rising crime 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday asked Biden administration officials whether the U.S. would strike Iran directly if an American service member stationed in the Middle East dies from attacks by Tehran-backed militias. ‘Is it a red line?’ Sen. Graham presses W.H. on response if Iran-backed militias kill Americans 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Tehran has long sponsored both the Houthis and Hamas, as well as the Lebanese Shiite militia group Hezbollah, which continues to trade deadly cross-border fire with the Israelis. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z "With the presence of these unruly, uncontrolled militias, let's say that if they start striking Israel in a widening conflict, we would be caught in the middle," he said. Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The militias, collectively known as the People’s Defense Force, now battle the army over much of the country. Senior Chinese official visits Myanmar for border security talks as fighting rages in frontier area 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z “We call on the regime to curb the activities of Iran-backed militias in Syria, stop the flow of foreign arms and fighters through its territory, and cease escalatory actions in the Golan Heights,” she said. A UN envoy says the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, adding to growing instability there 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Pentagon officials warned that Iran-backed militias have attacked U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Syria at least 23 times since Hamas rampaged against Israel. Israel expands ground campaign in Gaza, as fears of widening regional war rise 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Iran has long denied arming the Houthis even as it has been transferring rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, missiles and other weaponry to the Yemeni militia using sea routes. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Maitah, who has a close knowledge of Jordan's security and political thinking, said Amman needed support to defend itself against Iranian-backed militias building up their strength on Jordan's borders with Iraq and Syria. Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z If the Hamas-allied Hezbollah militia in Lebanon joins the war in full force, that could affect production at two other fields, including Israel’s largest, Mor said. Israel’s economy recovered from previous wars with Hamas, but this one might go longer, hit harder 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Hezbollah, one of the most heavily-armed, non-state groups in the world, is the most formidable of Iran's allies in its "Axis of Resistance", which includes Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Iraqi militias and others. Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z DAMASCUS, Syria — An Iranian-backed Iraqi militia says it launched drone strikes on a base housing U.S. forces in eastern Syria. Live updates | Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza, and a hospital is damaged by nearby bombardment 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z U.S. officials fear the violence could open a second front in the war away from Gaza and even make likelier an intervention by the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah militia. U.S. faces balancing act as Israeli campaign builds against Hamas 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z He said Jordan's military and security forces were determined "to prevent any party in these Iranian militias from exploiting the Gaza war to achieve a security breakthrough". Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The kingdom has also requested more aid to tackle drones used in a raging multibillion dollar drug war along the border with Syria, which Amman blames on pro-Iranian militias who hold sway in southern Syria. Jordan asked US to deploy Patriot air defence missiles, army says 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z The president laid out his rationale in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, and Vice President Kamala Harris for ordering retaliatory airstrikes against militia groups in Iraq and Syria affiliated with Iran. Biden sends war powers notification to Congress following strikes in Iraq and Syria 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Hamas is backed by Iran, which also supports militias in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Israel says troops still in the field in Gaza, Hamas vows 'full force' 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z But migrants who attempt to travel via Libya can fall prey to militias and criminal gangs. Going undercover to reveal people smugglers' sales tactics 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Iranian-backed militias hold sway on Syria's southern border with Jordan and Amman blames them and Iran for running a thriving drugs smuggling business. Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Training and arming extremist, nonstate militia groups throughout the region have been pillars of Iran’s foreign and security policy. The Proxy Forces Iran Has Assembled Across the Middle East 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The president said that the precision strikes targeted facilities operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated militia groups that included command and control, munitions storage and other purposes. Biden sends war powers notification to Congress following strikes in Iraq and Syria 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Several groups, including those in the Three Brotherhood Alliance, have collaborated with pro-democracy militias formed after the military takeover. Alliance of 3 ethnic rebel groups carries out coordinated attacks in northeastern Myanmar 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z In addition to the militias’ attacks on American troops, U.S. warships last week shot down several missiles and drones believed to have been fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Pentagon warns Iran as U.S. fighter jets hit Tehran-backed militias in Syria: ‘We will not hesitate’ 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Two U.S. fighter jets struck weapons and ammunition facilities in Syria on Friday in retaliation for attacks on U.S. forces by Iranian-backed militias since the Gaza conflict erupted. Release of hostages requires ceasefire, Hamas official says 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Amid growing concerns that the Israel-Hamas conflict could spread more widely, two U.S. fighter jets struck weapons and ammunition facilities in Syria on Friday in retaliation for attacks on U.S. forces by Iranian-backed militia. Global shares cautiously higher ahead of U.S. core inflation data 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the strikes were in response to recent attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups. US strikes Syria bases used by Iran-linked groups 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z These militias, collectively known as the People’s Defense Force, now battle the army over much of the country. Alliance of 3 ethnic rebel groups carries out coordinated attacks in northeastern Myanmar 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z In a statement Thursday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the two targets in Syria are used by both the militias and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. Pentagon warns Iran as U.S. fighter jets hit Tehran-backed militias in Syria: ‘We will not hesitate’ 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden ordered overnight strikes on two Syrian facilities used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and militias that it backs, the Pentagon said. Release of hostages requires ceasefire, Hamas official says 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The official said the airstrikes were not designed to expand the conflict in the region, but to compel Iran to direct the militia groups to cease the attacks on American bases and personnel. US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden ordered strikes on the two facilities used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and militia it backs, the Pentagon said, warning the U.S. will take additional measures if attacks by Iran's proxies continue. US fighter jets strike Syria after attacks by Iran-backed militia 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “What we want is for Iran to take very specific actions, to direct its militias and proxies to stand down,” a senior U.S. defense official said. US strikes Iranian targets in Syria -Pentagon 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17,” U.S. US carries out strikes against Iranian targets in Syria- Pentagon 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The targets represent a significant escalation in striking facilities used by Iran’s own forces in the region, not just the militias in Iraq and Syria that it helps arm and train. U.S. Strikes Iranian-Linked Targets in Syria 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z One way Iran projects power is by arming and funding militant groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis in Yemen and Shi'ite militias in Iraq. Biden sent message warning Iran's Khamenei against targeting US troops 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z "These precision self-defence strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17," U.S. US fighter jets strike Syria after attacks by Iran-backed militia 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z But for the Pentagon the paramount concern is rushing defensive systems into the region following attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria by Iran-backed militias. How delay to Israel offensive benefits US 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Embassy in Kuwait is acknowledging an Iraqi militia’s threat to target U.S. military bases in the Mideast nation over the Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip in its war on Hamas. Live updates | Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z In a separate incident, Manila said a Chinese militia boat "bumped" a Philippine coast guard vessel. South China Sea: Biden says US will defend the Philippines if China attacks 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z In both countries, Iran has militias loyal to it that already have opened fire on the Americans since the Gaza war erupted. 40 years after bombing that killed Americans in Beirut, US troops again deploy east of Mediterranean 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z "What we want is for Iran to take very specific actions, to direct its militias and proxies to stand down," a senior U.S. defence official said. US fighter jets strike Syria after attacks by Iran-backed militia 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The U.S. increasingly has its own concerns in the Middle East, as American troops are now routinely coming under attack by Iran-allied militias that operate in Iraq and Syria. Israel losing its window for ground attack on Gaza 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z In 1947, she and I overheard our parents whispering about the killing and forced expulsion of Palestinians from their homes by the Zionist militia. My journey as a Palestinian Christian from Jerusalem in 1947 to Seattle in 2023 | Op-Ed 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z They came after a police operation that killed the nephew of the leader of the state's largest militia, according to the police. Rio gangsters torch at least 35 buses after Brazil crime boss killed 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The commander of a powerful Iranian-backed militia in Iraq posted a photo of himself on social media standing by the Lebanon-Israel border in an apparent show that his fighters are ready for war. 40 years after bombing that killed Americans in Beirut, US troops again deploy east of Mediterranean 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z |
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