Sentence examples for militant population from inspiring English sources

North Waziristan is well-known for its militant population and has been a consistent target of the CIA's drone campaign.

To make matters worse, North Korea has what Baker called a "militant population," meaning random civilians could, and probably would, take it upon themselves to fight.

Alexandria's pagan aristocracy, to which Hypatia belongs, is challenged by a rebellious and increasingly militant Christian population, with the city's Jews caught in the middle and its class divisions exacerbated by religious tension.

During his term in office, Botha sought (with limited success) to find some middle ground between those who fully supported apartheid and the increasingly frustrated and militant nonwhite population; although his actions alienated many National Party supporters, they were not enough to appease those seeking the end of apartheid.

Israel demands an end to rocket and mortar fire by Gaza militants against population centers in southern Israel, and a halt to weapons smuggling by Hamas.

But the brazen campaign of intimidation in Peshawar, just 90 minutes by highway from Islamabad, the capital, shows that the Taliban threat now cuts deeply on both sides of the border, not just with suicide bombings but also with the persistent presence of militants among the population.

It accuses the militants of using the population as a human shield.

There are increasing reports of rebels switching sides – young men such as Khalid, a 24-year-old who surrendered to Muhanga's forces and is helping Amisom winkle out militants hiding among the population in Afgoye.

Even if foreign fighters stop entering, many militants among the local population in Jammu and Kashmir, India's only predominantly Muslim state, say they will continue the fight against India on their own.

General McKiernan had argued that it would be difficult to carry out President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan without additional American reinforcements, just now arriving in the country, to secure the population against militants' attacks.

Most of the blasts here are carried out by Sunni militants against the Shiite population huddling in their cars or out shopping for food in the markets.