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There was no immediate claim by Palestinian armed factions for Friday's attack.
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Security experts say a loose coalition of armed factions operate under the MEND banner.
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But MEND, a loose network of various armed factions, has doubted the government's sincerity.
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Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees, two smaller Gaza armed factions, also denied responsibility.
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The transitional government was, of course, made up mainly of representatives of the armed factions.
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Under heavy pressure from Italy, some Libyan armed factions have blocked smuggling since last summer.
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To this end, Moscow has been negotiating behind the scenes with armed factions across Syria.
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The little community at once fell into two armed factions, and more blood was shed.
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But it has struggled to make an impact as the country is effect controlled by armed factions.
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With Libya struggling to control Islamist militants and armed factions, neighbors like Tunisia are worried about spillover.
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Twenty people have been killed and 40 wounded in battles between rival armed factions in north-eastern Afghanistan.
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Libya has been in turmoil since a 2011 uprising, with rival governments and armed factions vying for power.
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Under a peace deal agreed last August, the two armed factions took up positions in Juba in April.
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Since then, political and armed factions have vied for power and control of the North African country's oil wealth.
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Western powers are counting on the new government to unify Libya's political and armed factions to take on Islamic State.
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Joint patrols staffed by fighters from the various armed factions and the Malian security forces have also helped restore confidence.
