Tag: Rebels

Syrian rebels seize key town near Jordan

Syrian rebels have seized an important town on a main highway between Damascus and the south in Daraa province on the border with Jordan,...

Rebels stage surprise attack on Homs district

Rebels in Syria have staged a surprise attack against the key district of Baba Amr in the city of Homs, a year after regime...

Syrian rebels fail to release UN troops

The Philippine government says Syrian rebels have failed to release 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers and stuck to their demands for repositioning of Syrian government...

Syria rebels capture northern Raqqa city

Syrian rebels battling troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad overran al-Raqqa after days of fierce fighting, and were now in "near-total control" of the...

US considers sending aid to Syrian rebels

The White House is considering a shift in policy towards the nearly two-year-long conflict in Syria, and may send body armour and armoured vehicles to rebels, and...

Syria rebels claim northern airbase takeover

Syrian rebels have captured a military airbase in the north and geared up for a major battle against regime forces as the opposition says...

Rebels kill six peace body members in Dera Bugti

Baloch rebels on Saturday killed six members of government-backed peace force in Dera Bugti. In the same area, an FC official was killed in...

Mali conflict: French troops battle Mali rebels

French troops have been fighting Mali’s Islamist rebels in street battles in the town of Diabaly, Malian and French sources say. In the first...

Syrian rebels ‘free’ Iranian hostages in swap

Syrian rebel groups have freed 48 Iranians captured last year in exchange for prisoners held by Syrian security services, according to Iran's state-run Press...

CAR leaders and rebels to hold talks

Delegations representing Central African Republic's government and the rebels who now control much of the country's northern region, are meeting in Gabon to hold...

DR Congo rebels threaten to ditch peace talks

Congolese rebels have threatened to walk away from this week’s peace talks to end their nine-month revolt unless the government signs an official ceasefire,...

Myanmar admits to airstrikes against rebels

Myanmar's military has acknowledged carrying out airstrikes against ethnic Kachin rebels in the country's north, and said it has captured a hilltop post from...

CAR rebels warned against capital takeover

The commander of the regional African force FOMAC has warned rebels in the Central African Republic against any attempt to take Damara, the last...

Syrian military police chief defects to rebels

The head of Syria’s military police has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government and accused the army of having turned into "murderous gangs", according...

Rival Mali rebels agree to suspend fighting

Two rival rebel groups in Mali have agreed to stop fighting, a day after the United Nations Security Council voted on a French-drafted resolution...

Rebels ‘seize Syrian army school’ in Aleppo

Opposition fighters have announced that they took control of the Syrian army infantry school in the suburbs of Aleppo, after more than 20 days...

Syria rebels seize military base, kill 35 govt troops

Syrian rebels have taken full control of a sprawling military base that they stormed two days ago in the country’s north, killing at least...