Sentence examples for ethnic force from inspiring English sources

Zulus, the backbone of lnkatha support, are the country's biggest tribe and the most formidable political ethnic force.

Warring sectarian and ethnic forces, either allied to or fearing US influence, dominate the dysfunctional and corrupt Iraqi state institutions, but the US embassy in Baghdad – the biggest in the world – still calls the shots.

In General McMaster's view, PowerPoint's worst offense is not a chart like the spaghetti graphic, which was first uncovered by NBC's Richard Engel, but rigid lists of bullet points (in, say, a presentation on a conflict's causes) that take no account of interconnected political, economic and ethnic forces.

Mr. Ferrer made his declaration after a day in which racial and ethnic forces whipsawed the Democratic mayoral field in general, and the candidacy of Mr. Ferrer -- who is seeking to become the city's first Puerto Rican mayor with a direct appeal to black and Latino voters -- in particular.

Though the army and eight armed ethnic forces signed a cease-fire agreement this year, seven other groups, including the largest and most powerful rebel armies, refused to sign the agreement.

During the Balkan wars, which killed about 250,000 people from 1992 to 1995, intimidation and arbitrary ethnic violence forced the exodus of nearly two million people.

Not only is it a multi-ethnic force today, it has always been characterised by diversity.

Ismail, a Kurd, who took over as police chief in January, said he presided over a multi-ethnic force.

Creating an efficient multi-ethnic force loyal to the central government, though, will take more than training and money.

They are among 4,000 volunteers for the National Mobilisation Unit, a multi-ethnic force being assembled by Atheel al-Nujaifi, the governor of Mosul's Nineveh province.The men are preparing to be deployed to keep the peace in Mosul, if and when Iraq's second city is retaken from Islamic State (IS).

According to a report in India's The Hindu newspaper, Ansar Dine and Mujao have expanded the rebellion beyond the Tuaregs by incorporating a number of other ethnic groups like the Bella and Songhai (who have historically opposed the Tuareg) into a multi-ethnic force, motivated by religious fervour.