as in assailants
one who violently sets upon another
bushwhackers have made that lonely stretch of road very dangerous
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Officers Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban, and Leslie Lee are facing charges in connection with the December 5, 2019 incident, which began after two assailants hijacked a UPS truck during a Coral Gables jewelry heist.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026 -
Bugti repeatedly accused India and Afghanistan of backing the assailants and said senior leaders of the BLA, which claimed responsibility for the latest attacks in Balochistan, were operating from Afghan territory.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Fewer accounts mean fewer chances for attackers to get in.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Damascus had asked Beirut to hand them over to continue their prison terms in Syria, but Lebanese judicial officials said Beirut would not release any attackers and that each must be studied and resolved separately.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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