Sentences with phrase «armed militia groups»
What catches the eye is that this is a conflict between Arabs and Africans, between the government, various armed militia groups, and civilians.
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Meanwhile, neighborhood watch groups relayed information on snipers and armed militia groups or spread the word about looters so that they could be intercepted and thwarted.
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Monday denied that he was arming militia group to attack Fulani herdsmen as the state prepares for the take - off of the open grazing prohibition law.
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Israel has previously hit Iranian - backed militia outposts in Syria, mainly targeting arms convoys of the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah.
In addition to the ongoing internal power battles and military operations against armed militias, the LNA is also still having to fight pockets of Daesh / IS groups.
A total removal of armed groups or militias is needed, but even Al Sadr, known as a firebrand, has not yet even addressed the end of the Hashed Al Sha'abi.
In the past, where the police deployed fewer men than expected while at the same time police threaten from high roof to deal with miscreants, posed little or no deterrence to «macho» men and armed or militia groups loyal to political parties to visit mayhem on voters.
Under them hundreds of thousands of innocent Nigerians have been raped, maimed, robbed and massacred by well - armed, well - funded and well - organised Fulani militias and herdsmen all over the country yet not one of the perpetrators has been arrested or brought to justice simply because they are members of the President's ethnic group and they are his loyal foot - soldiers.
The Army on Tuesday said it arrested suspected spiritual head of militia armed group in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after destroying some of...
Speaking on behalf of the group at a press conference in Abuja, on Sunday, Mr. Ngerebala Sampson, alleged that over 200 armed cults and militia groups under different guises currently exist in Rivers State.