91. The compound had served as headquarters of the pro-Israel local militia, now disbanded, and of the Israeli military. 92. The department gave its views after three Palestinian gunmen, including a local militia leader wanted by Israel, were killed in a West Bank car explosion. 93. The march was led by a local militia chief, Raed Karmi, who was the intended target, but escaped. 94. The government has formed local militias, arming citizens to help battle insurgents. 95. The local militia moved in, and villagers hurried to help soldiers chase down the slaves. 96. The same night, a local militia reportedly repelled a militant attack. 97. The soldiers accuse the merchants of supplying local militias, who are mostly Nande in this region of Zaire and who have fought on the side of the rebels. 98. The soldiers of the paramilitary Frontier Corps joined local militias and police in the Dir District, the largest opium growing area in Pakistan. 99. The reports raised the issue of possible killings of villagers by members of the local militias. 100. The U.N.-organized ballot was accompanied by a wave of violence and destruction by the Indonesian military and their local militia proxies. |