Sentences with phrase «of other armed groups»

Without the FARC's protection, civilians» lives are at risk if they are exposed to violence from any of the other armed groups still active in Colombia.

In the immediate post-FARC period more violence is possible, as a number of other armed groups --- old and new, leftist and rightist --- fight to take the FARC's place.

Not exact matches

The latest backing came from a group which included Richard Branson's The Spaceship Company — the manufacturing arm of Virgin Galactic — as well as other «tech bosses, engineers, and astronauts,» according to The Daily Mail.

Chances are even if you aren't familiar with the AMB Group, you're familiar with their work: it is the investment management and support services arm of Home Depot founder Arthur Blank's for - profit businesses, such as the Atlanta Falcons, PGA TOUR Superstore, and Atlanta United FC, among others.

She joins a group of other women entrepreneurs taking up arms against outdated products in every corner of feminine care.

They included the publicly traded arms of Fosun International, which in recent years bought the Club Med chain of resorts and other properties; Dalian Wanda, which owns the AMC Theaters chain in the United States and has long sought deals in Hollywood; and the HNA Group, an acquisitive conglomerate with murky ownership.

«There are so many synergies within the group that we need to organize,» Claure said, citing the example of closer cooperation over chip designs between SoftBank subsidiary ARM Holdings and other portfolio companies.

Participants in the experiment included Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the fund management arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and Legg Mason Inc's (LM.N) Western Asset and other investors in the certificate of deposit.

Other deals under review include the sale of SkyBridge Capital — an investment firm founded by Anthony Scaramucci, an ally of Mr. Trump — to an arm of HNA Group, a Chinese conglomerate.

Wanda Hotel Development, a Hong Kong - listed arm of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, plans to buy businesses worth more than $ 1 billion from other units of its parent company, while selling out of four property projects.

Storck was arrested for disorderly conduct along with 43 other people who linked arms in groups of five and left the secure, barricaded area to pray on the street, ignoring police warnings.

There are an estimated 300,000 child soldiers in the rogue military and other armed groups of the world.

As Kaufman states, two groups of American Christians currently rely on these images of God in their responses to the nuclear situation: one group claims that if a nuclear holocaust comes, it will be God's will — the Armageddon — and America should arm itself to fight the devil's agent, Communist Russia; the other passively relies on the all - powerful father to take care of the situation.

• Military activities against Nicaragua have included covert operations carried out through groups such as the National Security Council, the CIA, and other «secret teams» of mercenaries, arms merchants, and drug - runners.

... In Nicaragua there is no systematic practice of forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings or torture — as has been the case with the «friendly» armed forces of El Salvador Nor has the Government practiced elimination of cultural or ethnic groups, as the Administration frequently claims; indeed in this respect, as in most others, Nicaragua's record is by no means so bad as that of Guatemala, whose government the Administration consistently defends.

It was true both of the religious sects like the local church and the pale thin - armed bespectacled atheists of the Larouchies, Randians, and other groups I ran into when I did editing work at certain noted institutions of higher learning.

They are joined in their mission by other white supremacist Christian terrorist groups like the Aryan Nations, Aryan Republican Army, Phineas Priesthood, and The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord.

The theme is also being explored by other divisions within the Treasury Wine Estates group - the former global wine arm of brewer Foster's.

Barr grew the company into The IHL Group International Herbs Ltd. www.internationalherbs.net of Companies, which includes a U.S. - arm of Headquarters: Vancouver, British International Herbs and other produce and specialty Columbia, Canada Products: Herbs and produce food item distributors throughout North America.

Brought together as part of the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR) initiative, they include the fund arms of insurer Aviva and Norwegian lender Nordea, asset management groups Boston Common and Impax, several Swedish state pension funds and several other charities and ethical investors.

While's Bell's operation is speculated to be headed to Chinese investors, there are multiple corporates who could compete including Macquarie's Paraway Pastoral, Rifa Salutary — the Australian arm of China's Zhejiang Rifa Holding — and other corporates such as Ferrero Group, TIAA's Westchester, as well as the listed companies Webster and Rural Funds Management.

Members of the group keep strangers and well - wishers and other mere mortals at arm's length, except at the soccer stadiums, protecting Pelé by means that often are devious and rude.

Giving your toddler a chance to try out his muscles will improve strength and coordination, which are instrumental to the development of gross motor skills (the skills that involve using arms, legs, and other large muscle groups).

In 2008, a group of retired four - star generals, admirals and other senior military leaders banded together out of a growing concern that a significant segment of America's youth are unfit to serve in the armed forces, presenting a serious long - term... [Continue reading]

Ask any child care teacher who is in charge of a group of potty trainees and they will tell you just how difficult it can be for little arms and hands to manipulate complicated pants, overalls and other clothing when the urge to pee or poop is looming.

In 2008, a group of retired four - star generals, admirals and other senior military leaders banded together out of a growing concern that a significant segment of America's youth are unfit to serve in the armed forces, presenting a serious long - term threat to our national security.

@gerrit: There are indeed many similarities to the Irish - vs English case: A different religion of the colonizers; a history including a period of not - genocide - but - not - incredibly - far - from it; and the fact that Irish armed groups never (to my knowledge) targeted Protestants from other countries.

FARC guerrillas have been collaborating with other armed groups, which are still targets of military operations.

The award might also help reduce the impact of many other armed groups that operate in Colombia.

The outburst of members of the group follows the NPP chairman's constant allegations and insinuations against the president claiming he is favoring some tribes to the detriment of others ever since he assumed office as the Commander and Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).

The other manifestation of international and cross-border aspects of the conflict in Libya is the existence of proto - state Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) such as ISIL.

This is especially so in the case of Syria, with multiple non-state armed groups interacting with each other, multiple foreign state actors, and no legitimate government.

The UN Group of Experts on the DR Congo leaked an addendum to their report in June in which they alleged that Rwanda is providing extensive support to M23 and six other armed groups in Eastern Congo.

«It is pertinent to state that it is the same group of people that are wreaking havoc on the critical national assets that are blackmailing the Armed Forces and other security agencies to divert attention.

This will fuel acts of retaliation by other armed groups against ex-combatants.

Any potential peace agreement with the FARC therefore raises a number of questions: What will happen to all those other armed groups who operate in Colombian territory and across the borders?

These could come from armed groups such as the ELN, or one of the many right - wing and criminal groups involved in the illicit drug trade and other forms of transnational organised crime that plague the country.

On the other side of London, discussion group Libetarian Home is hosting an all - night election do at The Finborough Arms near Earls Court.

Accordingly, both commanders said other members of the dreaded groups were ready to lay their arms.

The other half was paid for by the Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau, an arm of the nonprofit CenterState CEO, the region's most influential business development group.

Instead, they'll focus on «other high risk groups such as sex workers, truck drivers, remote fishing communities and members of the armed forces.»

«What we discovered in our preclinical work is evidence of how groups of neurons coordinate and cooperate with each other in a very particular way that gives us deeper insight into how the brain is controlling the arm,» Shenoy said.

Others have speculated that, by being involved in a clinical trial, patients in both arms of the trial received better care than they would otherwise have done, obfuscating any differences between the groups.

On behalf of the University of Twente (UT), Raffaella Carloni and other members of the Robotics and Mechatronics group (CTIT institute) and the LEO Centre for Service Robotics are working on the mechanical design, the control mechanism and realizing the robotic arm.

Design and operation of a security mechanism with mobile rapid intervention capacity to detect, deter, disrupt, and stop armed groups involved in poaching and other illegal natural resource exploitation

The Child Neurology Foundation is the outreach and philanthropic arm of the Child Neurology Society, providing information, educational opportunities, and advocacy for child neurologists and other medical professionals — and for patients, parents, and member groups dealing with an array of neurologic conditions.

The vision of the Nobel Laureates signing the Mainau Declaration 2015 is something that I will remember forever — walking onto the stage as a group, holding arms, supporting each other, laughing, chatting, smiling as they each waited their turn to sign.

To increase the stimulus, you'll need to train your arms and shoulders twice a week, while limiting the work of other muscle groups to one weekly session, which leads to a total number of four workouts per week.

As with any other muscle group you should give the arms a good amount of time to rest, especially since they are involved in all other upper body movements such as bench press, rows or pull ups.

With some of them, you can work primarily on your abs, but also engage other muscle groups such as your arms, chest or back.