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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 621

militias

Members of the Abu Shabab gang in Gaza, seen in a recent video posted by the group. (screen capture: Facebook)
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
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A protester carries a Proud Boys banner while other members start to unfurl a large US flag in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, September 7, 2020 (AP/Andrew Selsky).
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
By Gabe Stutman
Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)
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
By Todd Richman
Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)
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
By Ben Sales
Larry Hopkins, seated, also known as Striker, the leader of the United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops militia, inside the team's camper near the US-Mexico border in Anapra, New Mexico, March 20, 2019. (Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
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
By JTA
Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, August 5, 2017. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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
By AP
This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian president Bashar Assad, right, meeting with Iran's Defense minister Amir Hatami, in Damascus, Syria, on August 26, 2018. (SANA via 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 and AFP
Members of the pro-Syrian government forces ride on a tank as it drives down a street in the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, on November 20, 2017. (AFP/ STRINGER)
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
Members of the Ku Klux Klan and others arriving for a rally calling for the protection of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, July 8, 2017. (AFP Photo/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)
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
ImageSat International images of what is thought to be an Iranian military base in Syria, close to the Syrian-Israeli border, November 16, 2017. (Hadashot news screenshot)
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
Smoke rises from buildings following air strikes on the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on January 8, 2018. (AFP / Amer ALMOHIBANY)
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
In this July 13, 2014, photo, Iraqi former Parliament speaker and the chairman of the Sunni Arab coalition Osama al-Nujaifi, speaks to the media during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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
By Stephen Braun
Smoke and explosions from fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels, in the Quneitra area, seen from the Golan Heights, June 17, 2015. (AP/Ariel Schalit/ File)
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
This file photo taken on December 14, 2016 shows Syrian pro-government forces advancing during a military operation in the northern city of Aleppo. (AFP Photo/George Ourfalian)
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
A Shiite fighter takes aim during an advance towards the village of Salmani, south of Mosul, on October 30, 2016 during the ongoing battle against Islamic State jihadists to liberate the city of Mosul. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
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 and Brian Rohan
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