Sentence examples for rather than militant from inspiring English sources

Similarly, the Palestine Liberation Organization, guided by nationalism rather than militant theology, realized it could gain more by talking with Israel than by battling us.

Among the topics mentioned, Peskov said, were movements toward a political resolution in Syria and the need to target the Islamic State, rather than militant groups that oppose Russian ally Assad; the conflict in eastern Ukraine; and Turkey's downing of a Russian military jet over the Syrian border last week.

A U.S. official familiar with recent developments said national security officials and members of Congress are more confident that weapons delivered to southern Syria are going to, and remaining in, the hands of moderate rebels rather than militant jihadist factions.

For once it was Pakistani security forces celebrating rather than militants.

Israel has feared that such equipment would be used against Israelis rather than militants.

As the Spanish economy evolves from a more industrial base to one that is more service based, they are repositioning themselves as enlightened critics of welfare reform rather than militants stirring up their industrial rank and file.

In a separate development, foreign officials said that amateur video shot during the attack on a United Nations guesthouse here last year seems to show that a security guard at the compound was shot by an Afghan policeman rather than militants.

This time, however, the court made the point that they considered her a collaborator rather than a militant.

But Melhem described him as mentally unstable rather than politically militant.

Chiarelli instructed soldiers to capture rather than kill militants whenever possible.

They argue that the oil is bought by civilians rather than the militants.