Many of those forces are actually sectarian militias that have been armed by the coalition forces, but not changed by them.

According to the officials, the group is financed, trained, and armed by Mossad.

Herders, often manipulated and sometimes armed by the new northern military elite, rode roughshod over southern farmers.

Members have armed themselves by looting automatic rifles and rocket launchers, among other weapons, from security forces.

Death squads armed and trained by Western intelligence.

It was considered "a royal bird, more armed by its courage than its claws".

Gangs armed by both parties fought for control of urban constituencies.

Heavily armed by Garang and deployed in conditions of absolute lawlessness, many have become powerful thieves indeed.

Armed by the people's faith to do the people's will.

It was powered by a Liberty 8 engine, and armed by two machine guns.