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NEWS ABOUT: militia

militia stories: 22 news summaries

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ANALYSIS

 America: Why So Furious? 

Terrorism, recession, economy drive nationwide rage

Aug 30, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - With town halls gone mad and anti-Obama protesters toting guns, this is America’s angriest summer in recent memory, McClatchy reports. The fury of voters has deep roots, from a long history of hate groups to anti-Vietnam marches to rage against George W. Bush when he left office—but it’... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • terrorism • militia • anger • immigrant • town hall meeting • hate groups • economy • George W. Bush

Organizer of Fake Interview Linked to Infamous Militia

He set up armed man near Obama town hall

Aug 19, 09 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The conservative radio host who staged an interview with an armed protester near the president's town hall in Phoenix has long ties with hard-core fringe groups, reports Talking Points Memo. Ernest Hancock allied himself with a group called the Viper Militia in Arizona in the 1990s, many of whose members... More »

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militia • conspiracy • firearms • domestic terrorism • guns • Ernest Hancock

(Newser) - Anti-government militia groups largely dormant during the Bush years are making a comeback and dozens of new ones are sprouting up, AP reports. Such groups, fueled by the poor economy and distrust of the Obama administration, are poised to grow rapidly, according to a report from the Southern Poverty Law... More »

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gun control • militia • white supremacism • right wingers • Southern Poverty Law Center • domestic terrorism • Obama administration

 Congo Militia 
 Kills Gorilla 
 Protector 

Rangers fought off rebels for hours

Jan 12, 09 4:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Rebels have killed a ranger stationed in a Congo national park to protect endangered gorillas from the surrounding civil unrest, CNN reports. Safari Kakule was one of seven men attacked. Another ranger was injured and a rebel captured in fighting that lasted for hours. It's unclear why the militia attacked... More »

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death • militia • Democratic Republic of Congo • gorilla • mountain gorillas • Congo • Eastern Lowland gorillas

Afghans Uneasy With US Plan
to Fund Militias

Strategy imported from
Iraq prompts local
fears of civil war

Dec 24, 08 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - As the US military and Afghan government prepare to arm local militias against the resurgent Taliban, many Afghans are uneasy, fearing that militias formed along ethnic lines could spiral out of control and turn on citizens, reports the New York Times. The plan, which steals a page from the Awakening... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • David Petraeus • US military • militia • Afghan militias

 US Will Finance Afghan Militias 

Local security strategy echoes Iraq counterinsurgency strategy

Dec 23, 08 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The US will begin funding local militias throughout Afghanistan, an effort to re-create the successful counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Afghanistan historically has been known as a country where local communities took care of themselves,” explained the US ambassador. “The way to counter... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • militia • counter insurgency • Afghanistan war • Afghan militias

Pirates Cut Saudi Tanker Ransom to $15M

Discount from $25M after biggest maritime hijacking in history

Nov 24, 08 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - After the biggest hijacking in maritime history, Somali pirates have cut their ransom demand for a Saudi supertanker from $25 million to $15 million, Reuters reports. The Sirius Star, carrying $100 million in oil and 25 international crew members, was nabbed southeast of Kenya and has been moved to 62... More »

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Somalia • piracy • militia • Islamist • pirates • Horn of Africa • ransom • hijacking

 Congo Orphan 
 Faces Lawless World 

War-torn nation struggles to cope with parentless children

Nov 16, 08 7:33 PM CST
(Newser) - An infant discovered in a corpse-ridden house may portend a new problem in Congo's humanitarian crisis, the AP reports. Eliya, found crying with a bullet wound, is one of 250,000 people displaced since fighting reignited in August. “Caring for orphans, that’s something new for us,” said... More »

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militia • orphan • Congo

 Islamists Take
 Somalian Port, Near Capital

Insurgents encroach Mogadishu

Nov 12, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Islamist rebels in Somalia captured the port city of Merka today as they continue to move in on Mogadishu, the weak transitional government’s stronghold, the New York Times reports. Hundreds of militants entered Merka, unopposed because government forces had fled the city the previous night. After weeks of steady... More »

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Somalia • Africa • insurgents • Islamic Sharia law • militia • rebels

 Teen Rapes Reported
 at Mugabe Torture Camps 

Pregnancy spike among victims as militia crushes Mugabe opposition

Jul 6, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenage pregnancy rates have spiked after youth militia members began raping Zimbabwean girls in President Robert Mugabe's torture camps, human rights workers tell the Times of London. The stigma against rape victims has kept the victims mostly silent, but a single hospital saw a spike of 16 expectant teenagers, and... More »

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torture • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • rape • militia • parliament • teen pregnancy • Movement for Democratic Change • MDC

US Victims of Attacks in Israel Sue Swiss Bank

UBS gave Iran money
it knew would support terrorism, suit says

May 13, 08 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - American victims of attacks in Israel are suing Switzerland's biggest bank for helping fund militants by providing money to Iran, Reuters reports. The lawsuit says UBS AG gave loans to Iran even though it supports Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad. The plaintiffs seek $500 million in damages for some 50... More »

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Iran • Israel • Hamas • Hezbollah • Switzerland • UBS • bank • militia • Islamic Jihad

Kenya Gov't Linked to Militia

Officials said to have tried to enlist violent Mungiki during turmoil

Mar 5, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's government might have played a direct role in sanctioning recent ethnic violence. A source tells the BBC that senior officials met with the violent Mungiki militia, with the aim of recruiting the outlawed group as a "defense force" to help protect the ethnic Kikuyu population. In January, Mungiki... More »

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Kenya • militia • Human Rights Watch • Mungiki • Kikuyu • ethnic violence • International Crisis Group

Illegal Poaching Funds Militant Groups

US lawmakers to probe $10B wildlife trade in hearings this week

Mar 2, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Shipments of African contraband such as ivory, tiger parts, and rhino horn are funding militant groups and perhaps terrorists, Newsweek reports. After the theft of $1.3 million in ivory in Chad last year and a reported rise in contraband smuggling, US lawmakers have become interested: A House hearing on... More »

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endangered species • Darfur • ivory • poaching • militia • elephant • Janjaweed • Bengal tigers • terrorist groups • rhinoceros

Iraq Seeks to Break Up Sunni Fighter Units

Shiite-led gov't fears US-backed militias
will become rival force

Dec 23, 07 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is demanding that Sunni militias who are helping fight Islamic extremists eventually disband, fearing they will otherwise turn into their own military force. The militias, called Awakening Councils, or Concerned Local Citizens, comprise more than 70,000 Iraqis, including former insurgents, and are funded by the United... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • troop surge • United States • militia • Awakening Councils • Concerned Local Citizens • al-Qaeda in Iraq

US Forces
Hunt Down
Iraqi Rackets

Illegal schemes
funnel key money
to insurgents

Oct 26, 07 8:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq's mafia-style rackets are funneling big money to insurgents, making them key targets for US commanders. Corruption and kickbacks in real estate, soft drinks, cement—even the extortion of US contractors—are fueling what Maliki calls a “second war” in Iraq. "We have got to attack the insurgency... More »

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Iraq • terrorism • insurgents • Nouri al-Maliki • Pepsi • corruption • militia • Iraq war

Gen. Petraeus Blasts Iran for Stoking Iraq War

Al-Qaeda is primary 'wolf,' but Iran poses long-term threat

Oct 7, 07 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran's continued activity helping to supply battling factions in Iraq could be the biggest long-term challenge to peace in the war-torn nation, General David Petraeus tells CNN. The head of allied forces in Iraq emphasized that al-Qaeda is the No. 1 enemy to beat. "Al-Qaeda remains the wolf closest... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Sunni • Shiite • David Petraeus • militia • Iraq war

Shiite Factions Fight Amid Pilgrims in Karbala

1 million evacuated from holy city

Aug 29, 07 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A million pilgrims were ordered to evacuate the holy city of Karbala yesterday as Shiite militias fought each other for control of southern Iraq, killing 51 people. Another 200 were injured in chaos after gunmen loyal to anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fired on members of the Badr Organization, the armed... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Karbala • civil war • militia • Badr Organization • Supreme Islamic Council • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraq Electric Grid Seized
by Militias

Baghdad increasingly
in darkness as armed bands horde power

Aug 23, 07 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Large swaths of Iraq's power grid have fallen under the control of armed militias, the New York Times reports. The balkanization of power stations worsens an already fragile situation in which insurgents blow up power lines and leave Baghdad without power at the height of a 110-degree summer. More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • power grid • electricity • militia

Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

US kept in the dark as ministry ordered guns that might have outfitted militias

Aug 12, 07 11:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - A secret transaction providing the Iraqi government with over $40 million worth of weapons was uncovered by Italian police investigating local Mafiosi, the Guardian reports. Without the knowledge of American military commanders, the Iraqi interior ministry had ordered 105,000 rifles from arms traffickers, ostensibly to supply police. Italian police... More »

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Italy • Shia • weapon • militia • arms deal • Mafia • Iraq government • arms trafficking • guns

Iran Talks Raise Tension,
But Not Consensus

On first day of sitdown, parties still tangled over allegations of interference

Jul 24, 07 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United States and Iran began their first day of diplomatic talks on Iraq today, but the Times reports that the summit is still tangled over US allegation that Iran is funding armed militias inside Iraq. Iran vehemently denied the charge today; an American official who attending the meeting said... More »

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Iraq • Iran • diplomacy • United States • militia

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