Many have taken up arms.

许多人拿起了武器。

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Lynn Mistretta is one mother who has taken up arms.

琳恩密丝雀塔是一位母亲。

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The black people there have taken up arms to defend themselves.

那里的黑人已拿起武器自卫。

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Some opposition members and defectors from al-Assad's regime have since taken up arms against the government forces.

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Some opposition members, including a number of military defectors, have since taken up arms against the regime forces.

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Rebel fighters have taken up arms, but their strength has often paled in comparison to the better-equipped regime troops.

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