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June 5, 2025, 5:32 pm
Israel providing guns to Gaza gang to bolster opposition to Hamas
Security cabinet wasn’t informed of plan to start arming Abu Shabab group, which was created in Rafah last year and has its roots in looting aid trucks
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Emanuel Fabian
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Nurit Yohanan
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Nava Freiberg
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March 13, 2021, 2:38 am
‘Democracy is not working’: 8-minute interview with a member of the Proud Boys
‘Odin,’ a former Muslim, has donated to former US president Donald Trump, would be happy to see Trump Jr. on the national stage, and is convinced the vote was stolen
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Gabe Stutman
September 24, 2020, 2:09 pm
Lawsuit asks US court to force Facebook to ban militia posts
Plaintiffs claim social network’s failure to remove call to arms led to 2 deaths during night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Todd Richman
September 2, 2020, 1:48 am
ADL sees dangers in ‘militia movement’ behind Portland and Kenosha shootings
Center on Extremism analyst Alex Friedfeld delves into the emerging trend of armed gunmen at hot spots, who claim to ‘protect’ residents from BLM protesters as US unrest snowballs
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Ben Sales
April 25, 2019, 11:39 pm
FBI: Militia group was training to assassinate Soros, Obama and Hillary Clinton
Leader of the United Constitutional Patriots reportedly said it sought to retaliate for the targets’ support of anti-fascist activists
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JTA
January 24, 2019, 11:27 am
Two men expected to plead guilty in Minnesota mosque bombing
Militia members also accused of throwing a pipe bomb into an Illinois abortion clinic that failed to explode
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AP
August 27, 2018, 11:27 am
Syria, Iran agree to expand defense ties, amid efforts to remove forces
Iran to have ‘presence, participation and assistance’ in reconstruction of country, Tehran defense chief says, despite international bid to get Iran-backed fighters out of country
By
ToI Staff
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AFP
August 26, 2018, 10:01 am
Pro-Iran militias turn on Assad, try to establish land corridor to Mediterranean
Israel worriedly follows developments around key border crossing in eastern Syria, where battles between longtime civil war allies have been reported for first time
By
Avi Issacharoff
February 28, 2018, 11:47 pm
Virginia shoots down bills stemming from Charlottesville rally
Despite flaws found in handling of white nationalist gathering, Republican assembly buries all bids to restrict militias, extremists
By
Sarah Rankin
February 19, 2018, 8:17 pm
Iran has 10 military bases in Syria, two near Israel border — analyst
Up to 20,000 fighters trained by Tehran are in country, now focused on Israel, after neutralizing IS threat, NY Times reports
By
Michael Bachner
January 10, 2018, 4:43 pm
Several killed in blast at Syrian weapons depot
Explosion heard throughout Latakia region, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
By
ToI Staff
November 8, 2017, 2:22 am
Iraqi VP calls Iran-backed militias his nation’s top threat
Country’s highest-ranking Sunni leader calls for US assistance in combatting rise of Tehran-backed Shiite forces in IS liberated areas
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Stephen Braun
April 23, 2017, 9:43 am
Israel said to strike pro-Assad forces in Syria, killing 3
Reported IDF attack on Syrian base comes after three mortars fired from Syria landed in the Golan Heights Friday
By
Dov Lieber
March 19, 2017, 10:48 am
Islamic State’s wane sets the stage for regional superpower Iran
The country once known as Syria is being carved up, and Tehran and its terrorist proxies are in a position to benefit more than any other player
By
Avi Issacharoff
October 30, 2016, 8:46 pm
Iraq’s Shiite militias join Mosul push
In aftermath of news of the reinforcements, five explosions rock Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, killing at least 17
By
Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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Brian Rohan
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