Tag: Rebels

Syria rebels have US-made Stinger missiles: Russia

The Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have shoulder-launched missile systems,including Stingers made by the United States, Russia's top general said...

Four policemen killed in India Maoist rebels’ blast

At least four policemen were killed and six others injured in a landmine attack by Maoist rebels in eastern India on Thursday. According to details,...

Syrian jets bomb rebels despite UN ceasefire call

Warplanes unleashed a wave of raids in Syria’s north on Tuesday, bidding to dislodge rebels whose seizure of a key highway has prevented reinforcements...

Syria slaps Turkish flight ban, hits back at rebels

Syria banned Turkish passenger flights from its airspace from Sunday in a retaliatory move, as its troops launched a counter-attack on rebels in the...

Dozens die in battles for key north Syria towns: watchdog

Dozens of people have died in battles between Syrian troops and rebels for strategic northern towns, a watchdog said Thursday, adding that war planes...

Aleppo sees worst fighting between rebels, troops

Aleppo was shaken on Sunday by the heaviest fighting of an almost three-month offensive against rebels in Syria’s second city, residents said, as the...

Syria’s Aleppo rattled by ‘unprecedented’ fighting

Rebels unleashed an unprecedented barrage of mortar fire against troops in Aleppo on Friday after announcing a “decisive” battle for Syria’s second city, residents...

Rebels claim control over most of Syria

The rebel Free Syrian Army said on Sunday it now controls most of the war-torn country, a day after announcing that it has moved...

Syria troops, rebels battle for Aleppo-Idlib link

Syrian troops and rebels battled for control of a corridor near the border with Turkey on Saturday, monitors said, as rebel-held areas of Aleppo...

Syria army, rebels clash near Aleppo

Syrian troops backed by helicopter gunships clashed with rebels near a barracks in Aleppo as battles broke out around a military airport elsewhere in...

Rebels shoot down helicopter in Syria’s Douma: NGO

Rebel fighters gunned down a helicopter in a battleground town near Damascus on Thursday, a watchdog said, as Syria's opposition declared parts of the...

Syria rebels kill 18 soldiers, clash near Aleppo airport

Syrian rebels killed at least 18 soldiers in a car bomb and ground attack on a military position in Idlib province on Wednesday, as...

Talks with angry Balochis indispensable: PML-N

Expressing concerns over the unrest in Balochistan, head of Pakistan Muslim League- N’s lawyers’ wing, Naseer Ahmed Bhutta has said that talks with anti-center...

Syria rebels target regime air power

Syrian rebels launched deadly attacks on the military Saturday in a campaign increasingly targeting its air power, as President Bashar al-Assad’s traditional ally Russia...

Syria rebels claim MiG shot down, Egypt causes storm

Rebels said they shot down a MiG warplane on Thursday as violence whipped across Syria ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to tackle...

In battered Aleppo, rebels dig in for war of attrition

Syrian rebels say they are digging in for a war of attrition in Aleppo, where what was being billed as the “mother of all...

Syria rebels vow to fight on in Aleppo after retreat

Syrian rebels vowed to fight on in Aleppo a day after being driven out of a key district under heavy shellfire, which was targeting...