militias
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A brewing clash of ideals has already turned violent with the appearance of armed white militias “helping” the police quell protests and defending property from alleged rioters, with Trump not so subtly urging them on.
According to Buttinger, the distribution of weapons to village self-defense militias intended to repel Việt Cộng guerrillas saw weapons only given to Catholics.
After ISIS was defeated, these militias maintained a prominent role in Iraq that many resented, leading to demonstrations and rioting.
After an attempt to arrest the queen herself had failed, Joan called on Sforza who defeated the Aragonese militias near Castel Capuano in Naples.
Ahmed presented to the participants his administration's plan for the development of Somalia's military, as well as fiscal planning, human rights protection, arms embargo compliance, and ways to integrate regional militias.
After a series of victories over poorly trained Covenanter militias, the lowlands were at his mercy.