The local factions have created this tragedy, and our meddling will only add to it.

Both sides gained the support of local political factions; each side developed its own partisan newspapers.

The local conservative political factions, which believed that such an attempt would be a threat to their struggle for autonomy, opposed such an action.

But the papacy itself was a prey to violent local faction.

In addition, there's the danger that word of this might reach the local underground factions.

How can varied, often contentious local factions work together?

This ran contrary to his father's policy of mediation between the local factions.

Also, because of their distance from local factions, they might also be employed as arbitrators and even judges.

Its guerrillas move freely throughout the enclave, with the local factions unable to control them even if they wanted to.

He collapsed after an appearance at a fish market at which arguments broke out among rival local factions of his party.