Sentence examples for sectarian splintering from inspiring English sources

But the ethnic and sectarian splintering of the electorate, and the resulting absence of a coherent opposition, as well as his personal control of the muscular army and police — forces constructed under American tutelage — have allowed him leeway rare for an elected official, in the view of his rivals but also of many Western observers.

Its internal divisions could explode; and the demographics are against it: most supporters in the east are pensioners (people like the 18-year old Linke deputy in the Saxony parliament are mere window-dressing), while in the west the party is dominated by older communists and sectarian splinter groups, whose theoretical positions the easterners often find baffling.

"That's how you respect Iraqi sovereignty," added Obama "It is important for all unified forces to be under control of [the Iraqi government]." Their meeting came amid some signs of success in combating Isis thanks mainly to Iranian-backed militia forces who have raised fresh fears of the country splintering along sectarian lines.

But having splintered along sectarian lines during the war, the army in more recent times has stood out as one of the few Lebanese institutions to rise above sectarian divisions and secure the backing of the majority of society.

That war caused 50,000 casualties, left a generation traumatised and splintered communities down sectarian lines.

In a chilling reminder of the mass sectarian killings eight years ago, an Al Qaeda splinter group that is waging a major offensive in Iraq posted gruesome photos online Sunday purporting to show the summary executions of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of Iraqi soldiers, and indicating that Shiite Muslims were the principal targets.

Iraq has been fragile since the 2003 US-led invasion and the latest developments have raised fears that it is in danger of splintering along ethnic and sectarian lines.

Lebanon witnessed the disintegration of many of its administrative apparatuses, including the army, which splintered into its various sectarian components.

Even more damning, protesters of different backgrounds quickly turned on one another, splintering the agendas of "pro-democracy" movements into competing sectarian, religious, and ethnic factions.

Less than two months later, a bombing in Omagh by the Real IRA, an IRA splinter group, killed 29 the deadliest such incident since the start of sectarian violence in the 1960s.

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