Sentence examples for former armed groups from inspiring English sources

The U.N. peacekeeping force in CAR managed to stabilize the capital, Bangui, after several years of vicious sectarian fighting, but with government-led disarmament initiatives stumbling, former armed groups are taking control of huge swaths of territory and killing hundreds in the process.

Ouattara does not have complete control of his own forces, let alone those of the former incumbent, and other armed groups – both criminal and mercenary – are on the loose.

Analysts say Ouattara does not have complete control of his own forces, let alone those of the former incumbent, and other armed groups – both criminal and mercenary – which will make it difficult for him to restore stability and order.

Other armed groups in the region communicate by satellite phone.

ISIS is now fighting every other armed group in the country, and is abandoning its former strongholds all across northern Syria.

Colombia's former armed rebel group FARC won't need to order new stationery following its relaunch as a civilian political party.

Mr. Karzai's two vice presidents are former leaders of armed groups whose factions squabbled for control of the capital, Kabul, in the 1990s, when thousands of civilians were killed and hundreds of thousands fled their homes.

He had been in hiding since the end of July, after writing and signing an open letter addressed to Congolese President Joseph Kabila on July 30 that called for the withdrawal of all military and police units in Masisi territory consisting of former members of armed groups who had recently been integrated into the Congolese army and police.

With renewed conflict in eastern Congo, there has been an increase in forced recruitment of children or former child soldiers into armed groups, so the prospect of taking up arms again is real.

The mission is also directed to help to "facilitate regional dialogue, including on issues of border security, energy and refugees," and assist in "planning, funding and implementing reintegration programs for former members of illegal armed groups".

Currently, we are unable to test specific group influences due to the uneven distribution of former combatants across the armed groups.