Tag: Rebels

Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack

Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday, as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and...

Islamic State makes gains in northern Syria from regime, rebels

The Islamic State group made gains in northern Syria on Saturday from both government forces and their rebel opponents, a monitoring group said. The northern...

Rebels shoot down second Syrian jet in a month

Rebels shot down a second Syrian warplane in less than a month on Tuesday and reportedly captured its pilot in an area near Aleppo...

Suspected Maoist rebels kill seven in eastern India

Suspected Maoist rebels attacked a police convoy in a remote part of eastern India, killing five officers and two civilians, police said Thursday. The attackers...

US military reports 75 US-trained rebels return to Syria

About 70 US-trained rebels have returned to Syria after receiving training in Turkey, crossing the border in gun-mounted four-wheel drives, the United States (US)...

Rebels in Syria bombard govt-held part of Aleppo

Insurgents bombarded a government-held part of Syria's second city Aleppo overnight, killing at least eight people, Syrian state media reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human...

Kingdom not threatened, Pak in no hurry

Dispelling the notion that Pakistan has committed its troops to Saudi Arabia for fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that there was no immediate threat to Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity and Pakistan is “not in a hurry” to decide on joining the Saudi-led coalition.

Syrian regime reels from setbacks as rebels score key wins

President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was reeling Thursday from a series of military setbacks after rebels seized a major provincial capital and a key border...

Rebels, government say eight killed in east Ukraine fighting

At least six civilians and two government soldiers have been killed in fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine over the past day, a government official...

Thousands flee as violence breaks out in Indian Assam

More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in the restive Indian state of Assam after separatist rebels killed dozens of villagers, some of...

Rebels among 18 killed in Afghan violence

As many as 18 insurgents were killed and 12 others, including six Afghan Local police (ALP) personnel, wounded during clashes and an explosion in...

Philippine Muslim rebels oppose Islamic State ‘virus’

The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group has condemned extremist militants in Iraq and Syria, and vowed to stop the spread of their “virus” into...

Ukrainian fighter plane shot down by pro-Russia rebels

Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France due to meet in Berlin Ten civilians killed in Donetsk shelling Pro-Russia rebels shot down a Ukrainian fighter...

Ukrainian rebels say they are ready for ceasefire

Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they were ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government after increasing gains by Ukrainian forces against rebel forces. "We...

Rebels prepare train carriage with MH17 luggage

Rebel leaders in east Ukraine said on Sunday that a train carriage filled with the personal belongings of the victims of downed Malaysia Airlines...

Ukraine rebels hand over MH17 black boxes, call ceasefire

Ceasefire within a 10-kilometre radius around the crash site will allow international investigators to safely access the vast area where the Malaysia Airlines flight...

Rebels find Malaysian Airline MH17’s black box

Ukraine accuses rebels of hiding evidence that Russian missile was used to shoot down the plane, Moscow denies involvement The black boxes of the downed...