militias
CNN reporter, crew held captive as 'spies' by militia in Darfur
CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward revealed that she and her team were held captive by a militia for two days while reporting in Darfur earlier this month.
Iranian proxies attack more US troops in Syria — as Blinken launches new crucial Mideast tour
Iran-backed terrorists launched two more attacks on US and allied troops in Syria over the weekend, according to officials — as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia.
Killing 'door to door': More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in Darfur attack, UN says
Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through Darfur, Sudan, reportedly killing more than 800 people in a multiday attack, doctors and the U.N. said.
Russia courts new militias as Wagner group takes pause
The Kremlin sought to authorizes the creation of new paramilitary companies in an apparent attempt to protect President Vladimir Putin's regime from another uprising.
Disastrous Waco raid 30 years ago still fuels extremism
Federal brutality and wrongful killings spawned the extremism that politicians seek to exterminate. According to a DHS official, “The modern-day militia movement owes its existence to Waco.”
Clinton admin's deadly mistake that gave rise to OKC, Columbine & Jan. 6
“I will always regret that," the former president has said.
Barry Croft Jr. sentenced to over 19 years in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot
Barry Croft Jr. was handed the 19 1/2 year sentence by a Michigan federal court judge four months after his conviction for conspiring to kidnap the Democratic governor.
Co-leader of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gets 16 years
One of the ringleaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and blow up a bridge to aid in their escape was sentenced to 16 years in prison...
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ path: From Yale to jail
PHOENIX — Long before he assembled one of the largest far-right anti-government militia groups in U.S. history, before his Oath Keepers stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Stewart Rhodes was a promising Yale...
Two men convicted in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
Two ringleaders in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were found guilty by a federal jury Tuesday.
Far-right militiaman who brought gun to Capitol riot gets stiffest punishment yet
Guy Reffitt became the first rioter convicted at trial when a jury in Washington DC federal court found him guilty on five felony charges.
Men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stand trial again
The alleged masterminds of an extremist plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and start a civil war ahead of the 2020 election will be retried.
Regional leader of 'Oath Keepers' pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy
William Todd Wilson — a regional leader of the militia group the Oath Keepers — pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and other federal charges related to the Capitol riot.
Prosecution rests in first trial of Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt
Guy Reffitt, a 49-year-old member of the far-right "Texas Three Percenters" militia group, is the first person to stand trial in connection with the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
Ex-Air Force Sgt., alleged 'Boogaloo' follower plead guilty to shooting
The California man, who was allegedly a member of the militia extremist group Boogaloo Boys, is also facing separate charges for killing a Sheriff's deputy.
At least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern Congo
At least 60 people were killed in a militia attack on Wednesday morning at the Savo displaced persons' in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province.
The obsessive pursuit of woke domestic-terror laws isn’t making us safer
Why do President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice insist on doubling down with domestic terrorists instead of prosecuting criminals?
Jan. 6 select committee subpoenas Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol issued five more subpoenas Tuesday, targeting the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.
Armed black militias expected to return to Arbery murder trial as deliberations near
Black Lives Matter 757 called for protesters to return to Glynn County courthouse on Tuesday.
The real lesson of the Rittenhouse trial: Riots guarantee death and ruined lives
Fearing violence, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers sent the National Guard in to Kenosha in advance of the jury verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case.