In October 2006, for example, Mecca was used to host talks among Iraq s warring sectarian factions.

In fact, the PDP has splintered into three warring factions, drastically reducing Obasanjo s chances to control the succession.

Nevertheless, it was not until Ronald Reagan forged an alliance between conservatism s two traditionally warring factions that the political foundations of neo conservatism s triumph were secured.

Despite the disproportionate impact of conflict on women, they continue to hold their families and communities together and often undertake initiatives across warring factions under extremely difficult conditions.

This model is being hailed internationally as a possible compromise formula for ending intractable conflicts where atrocities cannot go unpunished but incentives must be found to disarm warring factions.

Currently, 11 persons associated with all three of the country's former warring factions are under indictment by the Special Court, 9 of whom are in the custody of the Court.

In contrast, any attempt by the KRG to establish a Kurdish corridor to the Mediterranean would certainly meet resistance, not only from Turkey, but also from other warring factions in Syria.

The Managing Director of FDA claimed that his signature had been forged on the permits. He reiterated the ban effective 1 November 2004, in part because commanders of the warring factions were running the operations.

Expressing its grave concern at the serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, in particular by the Taliban, in Afghanistan and at the inadequacy of measures taken by the warring factions to reverse the situation,

We would particularly like to draw the Council's attention to the need for empirical information on the situation of women and children in armed conflict, and on the recruitment and employment of child soldiers by warring factions, including States and non State actors.

Disarmament and demobilization have concluded, and the warring factions have been officially dissolved, but most ordinary Liberians are jobless and upset that they have not seen substantial improvements in their living conditions. Systematic corruption is eroding confidence in the democratic process and donor support.

After their qualification for this year s World Cup, the Ivory Coast s national team, including players from the north and south, addressed all of their fellow citizens, asking the warring factions to lay down their weapons and to put an end to the conflict that has shattered their country.

Because it bordered the desert, Gaza was vulnerable to warring nomadic groups.

It was part of the kingdom of Zhao in the Warring States period.

And if you just go back to the previous image, and you look at this area of volatility and hostility, that a unifying design idea as a humanitarian gesture could have the affect of bringing all those warring factions together in a united cause, in terms of something that would be genuinely green and productive in the widest sense.

And I realized that, you know, Italy is a place where they can accept these different ideologies and deal with diversity and not have the problem, or they can choose to ignore them, but these you don't have warring factions, and I think that maybe the tolerance of the absurdity which has made Italy so innovative and so tolerant.

Some camps turned into staging posts for armed factions.

Liliane sees Lebanon being torn apart between two factions

Perhaps not all groups and factions actually want peace.

Formerly warring parties in southern Sudan have signed a peace accord and entered a period of reconciliation.

Several of its factions still uphold armed tactics, including terrorism.

During the same period, lifting in Britain also had factions.

A defeated host are ( all ) the factions that are there .

A peace deal between warring parties was reached in 1995 leading to Taylor's election as president in 1997.

They are but a host routed out there of the factions .

2. Stresses that the responsibility for the humanitarian crisis lies with all warring parties, in particular with the Taliban

The notion used to be frowned upon because any warring party tends to view its own cause as just.

Warring parties start to negotiate seriously only if and when they know that other alternatives are out of reach.

They offered to exchange the soldier for the release of 95 women and 313 children who are among almost 10,000 Arabs in Israeli prisons, but this time Israel rejected a swap and attacked Gaza in an attempt to free the soldier and stop rocket fire into Israel. The resulting destruction brought reconciliation between warring Palestinian factions and support for them throughout the Arab world.

But the opposition factions have not been adhering to democratic principles, either.

And Zhao s toleration of the demonstrators was dividing the Politburo into factions.

Indeed , We sent Messengers before thee , among the factions of the ancients ,

But they splintered themselves into factions . They will all return to Us .

Yet they divided themselves into factions , each rejoicing in what they had .

Indeed , We sent Messengers before thee , among the factions of the ancients ,

But they splintered themselves into factions . They will all return to Us .

Yet they divided themselves into factions , each rejoicing in what they had .

The dissident factions have a pool of potential candidates to recruit from.

Armed factions, including the remaining Taliban forces, routinely abuse women's human rights.

Fighting terrorism is not a war, because terrorism itself is not a warring party, but a means to an end.

We have sent forth before you Messengers among the factions of the ancients .

But they divided themselves into factions , but to Us they shall all return .

We have sent forth before you Messengers among the factions of the ancients .

But they divided themselves into factions , but to Us they shall all return .

To be sure, there are many reasons to be pessimistic about the willingness of Syria s warring parties to engage in serious negotiations.