Sentence examples for local factions from inspiring English sources

"Guelf" and "Ghibelline" implied only local factions.

How can varied, often contentious local factions work together?

But military officials did not rule out the possibility of scattered fighting, perhaps between local factions.

Arming local factions proved a poor instrument for establishing central control.

Local government was also very significant, and there were often bitter disputes among local factions.

Little wonder that the PA's control is slipping away, and the power of local factions growing fast.

Not surprisingly, Al Qaeda's Saudi branch recently moved to Yemen and merged with the local faction to form Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

In the West Bank town of Tulkarm, Israeli troops killed two armed Palestinians who were local faction leaders, the military said.

After several arrests, the local faction called for mediation.The British and Irish governments, desperate to bring peace, have flattered loyalist leaders with meetings in London and Dublin, and provided funds to clean up objectionable graffiti.

TRENTON, Oct. 11 — A Mercer County jury has convicted a member of a local faction of the Latin Kings street gang in the murder of a female gang member and the attempted slaying of her male companion.

Last year, fighters from Southeast Asia and the Middle East helped a local faction of the Islamic State to take over the city of Marawi, leading to a five-month battle ending in October that left hundreds dead.