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The army has stepped up airstrikes in the half of the country that the RSF controls, while the RSF has staged raids on villages and intense artillery strikes.
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Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Christmas villages were popular in Germany and what is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Health workers have begun traveling to villages and informal settlements to help residents prevent malaria.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
More than 250 people were killed as murky waters submerged entire villages, destroyed roads, and inundated dams.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
At least 37 people were killed – both regime forces and allied militia – and rebels seized 13 villages, including the strategic towns of Urm al-Sughra and Anjara, as well as Base 46, the largest Syrian regime army base in western Aleppo, according to a statement by opposition factions at the time.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In some villages, women and girls were taken to nearby houses, gang-raped, and then killed or severely injured.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The rebels commandeered police headquarters and a number of military airports, along with several neighboring villages.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
From urban centers to rural villages, the system touches every corner of Chinese life.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Christmas villages were popular in Germany and what is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Health workers have begun traveling to villages and informal settlements to help residents prevent malaria.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
More than 250 people were killed as murky waters submerged entire villages, destroyed roads, and inundated dams.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
At least 37 people were killed – both regime forces and allied militia – and rebels seized 13 villages, including the strategic towns of Urm al-Sughra and Anjara, as well as Base 46, the largest Syrian regime army base in western Aleppo, according to a statement by opposition factions at the time.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In some villages, women and girls were taken to nearby houses, gang-raped, and then killed or severely injured.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The rebels commandeered police headquarters and a number of military airports, along with several neighboring villages.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
From urban centers to rural villages, the system touches every corner of Chinese life.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villages. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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