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The singer and the songwriter traversed the frontlines of the urban guerrilla war that had consumed the city of Homs by that point, with one half of the city overtaken by regime soldiers and the other half controlled by rebel groups.—
Jawad Rizkallah,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025 -
The Polisario’s guerrilla war against the Moroccan occupation clocked some impressive victories until 1991, when the two parties signed a cease-fire pegged to the pledge of a referendum on self-determination.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a word, even before yesterday, Donbas was well on its way to becoming Ukraine’s Bosnia -- with Putin playing the part of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, Russia playing the part of Serbia, and Putin’s Donbas supporters playing the part of Bosnian Serb irregulars.—
Alexander J. Motyl,
Foreign Affairs,
17 July 2014
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But when strong-arm tactics by security irregulars failed to suppress the massive demonstrations in Tahrir Square, the senior officer corps, who regarded themselves foremost as guardians of the first Egyptian revolution, sent Mubarak into retirement.—
Robert H. Pelletreau,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2011
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And the young soldier, fresh from deployment, trying to rebuild a life while facing daily frustration.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Carleton argues that Russell and Tolstoy’s focus on the plight of the individual soldier amid the horror and senselessness of war shaped the public perception of later quagmires, such as World War I and the Vietnam War.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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General Caine’s nickname embodied the kind of hell-raiser warrior straight out of central casting that Mr. Trump was looking for in his top general, officials said.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The sword, broken in two, might have been used by Vandal warriors and buried in a funeral ritual.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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The driver was spotted getting off the highway at Exit 32 in Southington where troopers were able to stop the vehicle, according to state police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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The collision happened 2 miles south from the small community of Walker, which is roughly 80 miles southwest from Climax Springs, troopers said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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Image Their redeployment was agreed to in a deal signed 12 years ago, the result of negotiations and renegotiations going back to 1995, when three U.S. servicemen raped an Okinawan schoolgirl.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Tracing Josiah’s trajectory from lumberjack to shipyard riveter to ambitious serviceman, Wang offers a protagonist of unflappable morality and decency.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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