Word: militia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...decisions are made by the Kurdistan Front, which consists of eight major groups. To create something closer to civil administration, Kurdistan will hold elections on April 3 for its national assembly, which Saddam originally set up just for show. The vote "is also to end the rule of the militias," says Massoud Barzani, head of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan, the other leading political movement. "When the militia rules, the law does not." But a U.S. analyst fears that instead of burying dissension, the vote may actually accentuate...
...military command, which Israel holds responsible for such atrocities as the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut. Still, Israel entertained hopes that he might pursue a more moderate course, since he had close ties to Iran's more pragmatic leaders. But attacks by his militia on Israeli targets only increased. After two previous failed attempts on his life, the Israelis hit him last week because he was there, just where they knew he would be when he publicized his plans to attend a memorial service in the village of Jibshit. "There is a legitimate principle called settling...
...three remaining American hostages, among them journalist Terry Anderson. There seemed great promise that the hostage drama was coming to an end. In Lebanon, Hizballah said the fate of the remaining Western hostages was no longer linked to freedom for 300-odd Arab prisoners held by Israel's proxy militia in south Lebanon. An announcement by U.S. officials that Washington and Tehran were nearing agreement on payment of $275 million owed to Iran for undelivered military equipment dating back to 1979 sweetened the prospect of a resolution. Both Syria and Iran continued to speed the process along in order...
...legacy of 20 years of warfare is explosive. Land mines dot the countryside like rice seedlings, and fighting forces remain heavily armed. U.N. troops may eventually demobilize regular units, but retrieving militia weapons will be harder. Banditry has been rising since a cease-fire took effect last May. A superficial boom in the capital conceals a generally wretched standard of living in the provinces. Major highways can suddenly dissolve into swamps, and 80% of bridges are patched-up affairs...
...Southern California that was a logical step for the young Cambodians to take. "You land in a gang neighborhood, it might seem natural to form a militia to defend yourself," explains Steve Valdivia, director of Los Angeles County's Community Youth Gang Services Project. Nearly all the state's street gangs started out copying Hispanic "cholo" (lowlife) styles. Scholars trace Hispanic gangs back to the 1920s, when Roman Catholic parishes organized social clubs for children who felt unwelcome at white high school dances. Despite drive-by shootings and drug trafficking, the gangs were tolerated as a "community" issue for half...