Gangs Grow, but Hard Line Stirs Doubts
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Doubts have been raised across the country about the value of using aggressive tactics to crackdown on gangs.
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While some don't see much defiance, others see an unusual amount of tension surfacing for an all-volunteer military force.
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In what may be a glimpse of things to come, some U.S.-backed local militias are starting to shoot at each other
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The tactics used by youth gangs to silence witnesses are increasingly similar to those used by the Mafia.
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While Northern Ireland seeks to build a better peace for its Protestant and Catholic communities, its paramilitary groups have traded in their full-time sectarian violence for a lucrative life of crime.
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Northern Ireland may have enjoyed an uneasy peace in recent years, but as illustrated by a massive bank robbery in December, the fear is that paramilitary gangs have simply turned their guns from politics to profit.
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It remained unclear whether the fighting was driven by differing ideologies or was merely a battle for control of the neighborhood.
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Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours.
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A two-year-old program identifies transnational gang members in who have violated immigration law.
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Â· Police describe arrest as 'very significant' Â· Gang member says feud grew from street dispute
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The Qaeda network accused by Pakistanâs government of killing Benazir Bhutto is increasingly made up not of foreign fighters but of homegrown militants.
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This is a boomtown, but it is also scattered with signs of bust &#151; namely, homeless people. And the city is taking a hard line against them.
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Gilbert, Ariz., and Portland, Ore., have approached expansion in two very different ways.
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Though many Iraqis say they have seen positive steps, the security plan is being judged along sectarian lines.
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More agents, increased patrols and new walls and fences, have made U.S. borders harder to cross.
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The international terrorist threat is increasing as more recruits become radicalised, even though police and intelligence agencies are getting better at disrupting militant plots.
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Tribal animosities are flaring anew just as security forces seem stretched too thin to react.