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the militancy of the radical organization gave the authorities cause for concern
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Adding to the escalating tensions, the country’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that tens of thousands of Palestinian residents who have left the centers of militancy targeted by the Israeli operation and are displaced within the West Bank will not be allowed to return to their homes.
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
And the Philippines, Thailand and Laos also had changes in risk ratings, due to reductions in militancy.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
This conflict is Africa's longest struggle with militancy and has led to deadly attacks.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Controlling, disarming, and dismantling the militias will have a fundamental effect on whether the Boko Haram insurgency will be brought to an end or whether militancy in the northeast will merely mutate.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2018
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
And the Philippines, Thailand and Laos also had changes in risk ratings, due to reductions in militancy.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
This conflict is Africa's longest struggle with militancy and has led to deadly attacks.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Controlling, disarming, and dismantling the militias will have a fundamental effect on whether the Boko Haram insurgency will be brought to an end or whether militancy in the northeast will merely mutate.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2018
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“Militancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/militancy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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militancy
noun
mil·i·tan·cy
ˈmil-ə-tən-sē 
: the quality or state of being militant
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