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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Moscow supports separatists in two ethnic regions who broke away from Tbilisi’s rule in wars in the 1990s, and Russian forces defeated Georgia in a brief war in 2008.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Kremlin sent in unmarked troops to support the separatists, but Ivan and Anna’s TV showed them none of that.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The Canadian government alleged this week that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah is behind plots targeting Sikh separatists in Canada.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Canada has alleged that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah directed a campaign targeting Sikh separatists in Canada, sparking significant diplomatic tension.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Moscow supports separatists in two ethnic regions who broke away from Tbilisi’s rule in wars in the 1990s, and Russian forces defeated Georgia in a brief war in 2008.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Kremlin sent in unmarked troops to support the separatists, but Ivan and Anna’s TV showed them none of that.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The Canadian government alleged this week that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah is behind plots targeting Sikh separatists in Canada.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Since the end of the civil war in 1991 and the withdrawal of Syrian forces in 2005, Lebanon's sectarian politics have largely been divided into two blocs, one supportive of Assad and the other opposed to him.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Many people are traumatized or in mourning; others talk manically about dethroning Hezbollah, and perhaps with it, Lebanon’s centuries-old system of sectarian power-sharing.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement At the same time, Jaiswal accused Canada of failing to take action against Sikhs living in Canada who face terrorism charges in India and who are accused of being part of a Sikh secessionist campaign in India’s northern Punjab state.Ashok Sharma, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Storey and Jess are on a hunting trip in Maine when secessionists in the state spark a civil war.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
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The potential members of a schismatic Catholic sect are located in areas of the world such as the United States, where the church has significant financial resources and assets, plus a wide array of independent Catholic institutions that operate largely outside the hierarchy of the church.Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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But Barzani’s setback only birthed a schismatic new cadre of Kurdish leaders.Behnam Ben Taleblu, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2017
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“Separatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separatist. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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