Tag: Rebels

Libyan rebels aim knockout punch at Gaddafi

Hardened fighters streamed Thursday into Tripoli as Libya's rebels sought to deliver a knockout punch to Moamer Gaddafi's diehards and to flush out the...

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gaddafi hunt

The NATO military alliance is giving intelligence and reconnaissance assistance to Libyan rebels hunting Muammar Gaddafi and his sons, British defence minister Liam Fox...

Philippine rebels cool toward new peace offer

Muslim rebels waging an insurgency in the southern Philippines snubbed a new government peace offer as inadequate, but both sides said Tuesday the proposal...

Tripoli falls to rebels, crowds celebrate in streets

Fighters streamed into Tripoli as Muammar Kadhafi’s forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate, tearing down posters of the Libyan leader. Reportedly,...

Philippines offers autonomy to Muslim rebels

The Philippines on Monday offered Muslim rebels waging a decades-long insurgency the prospect of autonomy, but warned they must first lay down their arms...

Mogadishu militia’s patrol to keep rebels away

Sprinting through the bombed out buildings in Somalia's famine-stricken capital, gunmen chase a man suspected of belonging to Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels. "That one! No,...

Libya rebels surge into the heart of Tripoli

Libyan rebels were in the heart of Tripoli on Monday after surging into the capital in a final drive to oust Muammer Gaddafi, seizing...

Fighting rages as Libya rebels close in on Tripoli

Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli on Sunday as a months-long uprising reached the Libyan capital with rebel leaders insisting they are near to ending...

Libyan rebels claim advances around Zliten

Libyan rebels on Friday claimed advances around the western town of Zliten, saying they had gained ground and inflicted losses on the forces of...

Gaddafi defiant, rebels poised to strangle capital

Muammar Gaddafi urged Libyans on Monday to free the country from "traitors", as rebels in the west began to strangle a major lifeline to...

Libyan rebels advance on Zawiyah, battle in Brega

Rebels in western Libya advanced north to within 25 km (15 miles) of the coastal city of Zawiyah on Saturday after a six-hour battle...

Libya rebels hit trying to take heat off Misrata

Libyan loyalists killed one rebel and wounded 10 others as the insurgents moved on the town of Taurga in a bid to snuff out...

Somalia offers amnesty to Shebab rebels

Somalia's embattled government offered amnesty Tuesday to Islamist rebels in the war-torn capital as its soldiers tried to open up emergency aid access for...

Libya rebels battle Gaddafi offensive

Libyan rebels battled to defend their gains in the face of an offensive by troops loyal to Moamer Gaddafi on Monday, holding on to...

Tripoli says key town recaptured from rebels

Government troops have recaptured the strategic town of Bir Ghanam, southwest of Tripoli, from rebel forces, Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi told reporters on...

Libyan rebels report town under siege

Residents of a small Libyan town, just 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Tripoli, who took up arms against Moamer Gaddafi's regime were said to...

Rift threatens Libya rebels

Libya's rebels were threatened by a rift on Thursday, as their progress on the battlefield slowed and one of Moamer Kadhafi's sons said his...