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Related article Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey In March, the PKK declared an immediate ceasefire after Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025 -
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group, has claimed responsibility for the attack.—
Asim Khan, Saleem Mehsud and Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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But some analysts fear that recognizing Somaliland could disrupt the region, strengthen groups like Al Shabab and upset close U.S. allies like Egypt, Turkey and the African Union, who fear the move would set a precedent for secessionist movements across Africa.—
Abdi Latif Dahir,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the short term, that means the West must punish secessionists.—
Ismet Fatih Cancar,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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Anderson’s never been able to treat political zeal as more than another personality quirk — the film’s own jungle-dwelling radicals, led by Sergio (Richard Ayoade), might as well be the Max Fischer Players for how seriously their motivations are taken.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Not radicals who litmus test the audience’s voting history.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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“Separationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationist. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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