Sentence examples for foment tensions from inspiring English sources

MALKOHI, Nigeria, May 4 (Reuters) - Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told Reuters.

Recent crackdowns have been seen by human rights activists as an attempt by the Russian military to foment tension in an otherwise peaceful region.

Officials said extremists wanted to foment tension between India's Hindu majority and its Muslim minority, though they provided little evidence linking Islamic militants to the blasts in Hyderabad.

Ishida said the effective removal of the last significant constraint on Japan's military had come at a dangerous time for the region, citing Abe's visit to Yasukuni shrine as part of an attempt to foment tension with China and South Korea.

He accused U.S. President Donald Trump and the Saudi crown prince of pressurizing Hariri into resigning: "Al-Hariri's resignation was done in coordination with Trump and Mohammed bin Salman to foment tension in Lebanon and the region," Sheikholeslam said.

In North Darfur state, a series of deadly attacks this year has fomented tensions between the Berti and Zayadia tribes and displaced thousands more people.

There were also clashes at the campus of the main university, where protesters contended that the security forces were protecting armed vigilantes accused of fomenting tensions between the 70 percent of the population that is Shiite Muslim and the Sunni ruling family and elite.

However, a number of his senior colleagues made communal comments and were accused of fomenting tension.

If nothing else, it suggests that even a singing contest with a huge audience and proven clout in the music industry has to follow the rules of reality show entertainment to stay at the top, which is to say, it needs to be a hyped version of reality that foments tension as well as harmony.

Early leaks of the scale of the reconstruction of the group are fomenting tension between the activists and professional management led by Mr Sutherland.

The launch of the politics vertical in New York fomented tension with the Washington, D.C., bureau, where many reporters for the company's subscription-based terminals felt sidelined by the investment.