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Armed Standoff Stock Photos

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Gun, Crime, Gang

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Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

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Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

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Security units deployed in Gaza following ceasefire

Security forces under Gaza's Ministry of Interior began operations to maintain safety and order following the implementation of the ceasefire in Deir...

Security units deployed in Gaza following ceasefire

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Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

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Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

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Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

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Israeli forces raid funeral in West Bank amid clashes

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Security units deployed in Gaza following ceasefire

Security forces under Gaza's Ministry of Interior began operations to maintain safety and order following the implementation of the ceasefire in Deir...

Security units deployed in Gaza following ceasefire

Security forces under Gaza's Ministry of Interior began operations to maintain safety and order following the implementation of the ceasefire in Deir...

Security units deployed in Gaza following ceasefire

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Clashes intensify between armed Druze factions, Bedouin tribal forces in Suwayda, southern Syria

Clashes between the alliance of Bedouin Arabs and tribal forces and armed Druze factions continue along the western and northern fronts of Syria's...

Clashes intensify between armed Druze factions, Bedouin tribal forces in Suwayda, southern Syria

Syria, Druze, Bedouin

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Iran, New York City, Times Square - Manhattan

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LA Tensions Rise after Immigration Raids

City Of Los Angeles, Demonstration, Emigration and Immigration

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LA Tensions Rise after Immigration Raids

City Of Los Angeles, Demonstration, Fire - Natural Phenomenon

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Ceasefire starts in Libyan capital after renewed armed clashes

Forces of Libyan Ministry of Defense take security measures following the clash between Libyan security forces and the militia group called...

Security restored in Tripoli after armed clashes

Libya, Tripoli - Libya

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Heavy machine gun and kamikaze drones at night

Drone, War, Night

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Funerals held for those killed at clashes in Palestinian refugee camp

Lebanon - Country

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SRI LANKA-UNREST-ECONOMY-INTERNET

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UKRAINE RUSSIA CRISIS

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Myanmar, Rebellion

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MYANMAR-POLITICS-MILITARY-COUP

Myanmar, Coup d'état, Gun

Members of the Afar Special Forces prepare their weapons next to a damaged house in the outskirts of the village of Bisober, Tigray Region, Ethiopia,...

TOPSHOT-ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT-UNREST-TIGRAY

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Militants vs Militias in Pakistan

Pakistan, Terrorism, Indigenous Culture

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Man threatening with pocket knife

Knife - Weapon, Penknife, Violence

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Men holding guns and knife

Young Men, Young Adult, Hooligan

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Gun, Stealing - Crime, Handgun

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Western face-off #2

Confrontation, Wild West, Cowboy

Two armed American border guards deter a group of illegal immigrants from attempting to cross a river from Mexico into the United States.

Border Showdown

National Border, USA, Mexico

Forces of Libyan Ministry of Defense take security measures following the clash between Libyan security forces and the militia group called...

Security restored in Tripoli after armed clashes

Tripoli - Libya, Libya, Militia

Local residents and security personnel inspect the damage to a house after a short-range missile fired from Afghanistan landed in a village near the...

Ongoing clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Conflict

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Security units deployed in Gaza following ceasefire

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Green GI Joe soldier toys on blue background

Army Soldier, Toy Soldier, Standing

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Aftermath of Beslan School Massacre

Beslan, 2004, School Building

South Korean students clash with riot police during an anti-US rally in front of the US military base on May 29, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. Over...

Students Protest US Stance On North Korea

South Korea, Confrontation, Police Force

Al-Fatah Movement militants are seen during a fire exchange as clashes between members of Palestinian Fatah Movement and Bilal Badr continues at the...

Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine

Al-Fatah Movement militants are seen during a fire exchange as clashes between members of Palestinian Fatah Movement and Bilal Badr continues at the...

Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

Al-Fatah Movement militants are seen during a fire exchange as clashes between members of Palestinian Fatah Movement and Bilal Badr continues at the...

Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

Al-Fatah Movement militants are seen during a fire exchange as clashes between members of Palestinian Fatah Movement and Bilal Badr continues at the...

Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

Al-Fatah Movement militants are seen during a fire exchange as clashes between members of Palestinian Fatah Movement and Bilal Badr continues at the...

Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Militia, Palestine

Al-Fatah Movement militants are seen during a fire exchange as clashes between members of Palestinian Fatah Movement and Bilal Badr continues at the...

Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

Al-Fatah Movement militants are seen during a fire exchange as clashes between members of Palestinian Fatah Movement and Bilal Badr continues at the...

Clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Lebanon - Country, Palestine, Palestinian People

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