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The protracted conflict pits the Shi'ite Hezbollah-led opposition against its domestic rivals, the anti-Syrian majority.
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Suddenly they found themselves plunged into a bitter and protracted conflict with the most powerful of civilized nations.
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Infanticide and distress, rapid flight, and all the casualties of a protracted conflict, threatened them with speedy destruction.
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After a protracted conflict, in which several thousands were killed, the victory was decided in favor of the Spaniards.
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A protracted conflict with the Sumerian cities would drain much of their wealth, with little to show for it.
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Although war was probably inevitable, he said, it would not be a protracted conflict, because support for Saddam was so weak.
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That raises the prospect of protracted conflict between Turkey and its allied Free Syrian Army factions against the U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters.
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There are signs of a fresh influx of West Papuans into Papua New Guinea amid a protracted conflict across the border.
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The international community has expressed alarm at the government's decision, urging the state to reach a political settlement to the protracted conflict.
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Additionally, Abiy Ahmed has sought to mediate between Kenya and Somalia in their protracted conflict over rights to a disputed marine area.
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A lot is at stake for all involved, China included, and neither side will want to engage in any kind of protracted conflict.
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We have supported initiatives by the Organization of African Unity to solve the protracted conflict in the western Sahara, Chad, and the Horn.
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Given that this is a protracted conflict situation... we need to have mental health and psychosocial support integrated into any emergency response, Brophy said.
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A protracted conflict raging first in Italy and later in the entire Mediterranean basin, resulted in the Roman Empire and eventually in Roman civilization.
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The overseas expansion was a concession made by BP in a peace deal with its local shareholders after the protracted conflict ended in mid-2008.
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A protracted conflict could reshape an election that has so far been dominated by domestic issues, such as healthcare and money in politics, strategists said.
