Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 44 factional 36 factions 36 political 36 conflicts 36 Sunni Shia 35 conflict 35 politics 35 internecine 34 affairs 34 Political 34 Public Affairs 34 infighting 34 geopolitical 34 Conflict 33 peacemaking 33 Escalating violence 33 policymaking 33 hardliners 32 strife 32 clan rivalries 32 powderkeg 32 geopolitics 32 escalating tensions 31 sectarian 31 flashpoint 31 discords 31 preselections 31 conflicting agendas 31 adventurism 31 Conflicts 31 ethnic rivalries 31 factional fighting 31 Peacebuilding 30 tensions 30 Deadly clashes 30 instability 30 manoeuvrings 30 bloodshed 30 factionalism 30 sectarian tension 30 quarrels 30 violence 30 ideological 29 Infighting 29 strife ridden 29 maneuverings 29 enmities 29 wields considerable influence 29 Islamist 29 Affairs 29 belligerency 28 Violence 28 sects 28 strife torn 28 Relations 28 machinations 28 Abbas Fatah faction 28 sectarian warfare 28 Simmering 28 sectarian clashes 28 faultlines 28 schisms 28 insurgencies 28 secessionist movements 28 militias 28 confrontation 28 internal strife 28 clashes 28 frictions 28 animosities 28 Provoking 28 sectarian violence 28 Sectarian 28 mediating 28 tribal rivalries 28 sectarian divisions 28 separatist movements 28 conflagration 28 internecine warfare 28 fratricidal 28 ethnic strife 28 rivalries 27 Arafat Fatah 27 turf wars 27 turf battles 27 sectarian strife 27 sectarian tensions 27 faction 27 Balkanization 27 contestation 27 Confrontations 27 Ethnic tensions 27 religious extremism 27 showdowns 27 warfare 27 ethno religious 27 clan loyalties 27 interethnic 27 meddling 27 antagonisms 26 disputes