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Nigerian militants claim attack on Shell pipeline
Feb 7th, 2010 - Washington Post
lagos, nigeria -- a nigerian militant group claims to have attacked an oil pipeline operated by royal dutch shell plc in the niger delta but oil company officials could not confirm the attack. the joint revolutionary council says on sunday
Hamas commander aided Palestinian militants, Israel says
Feb 1st, 2010 - The Denver Post
jerusalem - days after hamas accused israel of electrocuting and poisoning one of its commanders in his dubai hotel room, israel claimed sunday that the dead man played a critical role in smuggling rockets from iran to palestinian militants in gaza
15 Militants Killed in Clashes in Pakistan
Feb 1st, 2010 - VOA News
pakistani officials say security forces backed by helicopter gunships have killed at least 15 suspected militants in clashes near the afghan border. officials said monday at least one soldier has been wounded in the gunbattles that erupted
Afghan officials: 7 militants killed in south
Feb 1st, 2010 - Washington Post
kandahar, afghanistan -- nato and afghan forces killed seven militants in a gunbattle in the south of the country, the afghan army said monday. the troops were on patrol in helmand province sunday when they came under attack and returned fire
Egypt questions suspects of new militant group
Jan 31st, 2010 - Heraldtribune
of stockpiling weapons and explosives to be used in "attacks against targets inside egypt." the men were arrested in mansoura, northeast of cairo, two months ago and are believed to be members of a new islamic militant group. the official and lawyer both spoke

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Militant Video Shows Abducted American in Iraq
A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted an Internet video showing an American it says it abducted and who appears to be a contractor reported missing by the US military. (Feb. 6)
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MQM Waseem Akhtar : Karachi is become Safe Heaven for Criminals & Militants
MQM Waseem Akhtar : Karachi is become Safe Heaven for Criminals & Militants
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Militants from WikiPedia:

The word militant, which is both an adjective and a noun, comes from the 15th Century Latin "militare" meaning "to serve as a soldier". The related modern concept of the militia as a defensive organization against invaders grew out of the Anglo-Saxon "fyrd". In times of crisis, the militiaman left his civilian duties and became a soldier until the emergency was over, when he returned to his civilian occupation and life.

Militant, as a noun, is used as a term for warriors who do not belong to an established government military organization. It can also be used as a euphemism for the word terrorist. (For more on this, see mass media usage below.) In general usage, a militant person is a confrontational person, regardless of the use of physical violence or pacifistic methods.