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The separatist Azawad Liberation Front said the key northern city of Kidal is now in its hands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, a spokesperson for the Azawad separatist movement, said in a post on Facebook that its forces had taken control of Kidal and some areas in Gao, another northeastern city.—
Mark Banchereau,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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During the Civil War, Southern California had its own pro-Confederacy secessionist militia, the Los Angeles Mounted Rifles.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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If nothing is done, the secessionists may achieve success simply for lack of opposition.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Reparations will support education, economic aid and mental health services, with programs specifically targeting women and girls who endured systematic persecution by extremists in Timbuktu.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Conservative activists said the group was intentionally − and unfairly − labeling mainstream political and religious organizations as extremist, raising concerns about political bias.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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To its members, Latin America’s leaders weren’t revolutionary peers but swarthy radicals.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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By using multiple pulses in a sequence, chemists can study additional properties of radicals that are difficult to see with continuous-wave EPR, says Sideris, who recently moved to Stanford University.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Separationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationist. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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