militants

Militants are armed groups or individuals who engage in violent, unlawful activities, often against established governments or authorities, typically as part of an insurgency or separatist movement.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news due to ongoing military operations and conflicts in regions like Pakistan and Mali, where their activities and the resulting casualties are being reported.

Latest on militants

• Why Pakistan’s endless war on militants fails to break the cycle
• Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Taliban reports three civilian deaths
• Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army says
• Pakistan maintains they targeted militants

Connections

1 entities linked to militants across the news graph.