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Meanwhile, an Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq claimed Iran targeted one of its bases in a drone and missile attack that killed at least one fighter.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of aiding a Yemeni separatist, ramping up tensions between the Gulf powers, which are on opposing sides of multiple conflicts.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Analysts sympathetic to Riyadh say Saudi policy is to defend state sovereignty and regional order, accusing Abu Dhabi of empowering secessionists to maintain influence in failing states.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with the Islamic State group or al-Qaeda to train in a secessionist conflict involving minority Muslims in the largely Catholic nation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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Republicans pounced on the opportunity to paint Democrats, especially those in vulnerable seats, as extremists.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Once more, police made desultory enquiries and soon lost interest, their investigative resources stretched thin by a recent string of bombings in London by Irish republican extremists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Code Pink is a bunch of insane radicals and someone could have gotten hurt.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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But a tragedy that falls on this woman and all of the radicals who teach people that immigration is the one type of law that rioters are allowed to interfere with.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Separationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationist. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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