Rebels
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5 Indian Army personnel killed in South Sudan ambush by rebels
India | Apr 09, 2013, 06:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 9: Five Indian Army personnel, including a Lt Colonel, all part of a UN peacekeeping mission, were today killed and as many injured when their convoy was ambushed by rebels in South
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Northeast separatists call for R-Day boycott
India | Jan 22, 2013, 02:03 PM ISTImphal, Jan 22: A massive security alert was sounded across the northeast Tuesday after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the Jan 26 Republic Day celebrations, an official said."We have placed security forces on high
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Congo govt., rebels begin talks in Uganda
World | Nov 25, 2012, 06:53 PM ISTKampala, Nov25: Uganda's Defence Minister says he is mediating talks between Congolese officials and representatives of M23, the rebel group that last week took control of the eastern Congolese city of Goma and threatens to
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Syrian troops kill 47 rebels
World | Nov 19, 2012, 10:51 PM ISTDamascus, Nov 19: A total of 47 armed men were killed Monday in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, reported the pro government Sham FM radio.A police brigadier and four of his guards were also killed
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11 killed in Philippine army clash with rebels
World | Nov 17, 2012, 06:07 PM ISTManila, Philippines,Nov 17: The Philippine military says six soldiers and five communist rebels have been killed in a clash in a northern province.Army spokesperson Col. Cirilito Sobejana says the soldiers were on a counter-insurgency operation
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Kurdish rebels kill 4 Turkish soldiers
World | Jun 27, 2012, 04:39 PM ISTTurkey, Jun 27: Kurdish rebels killed four Turkish soldiers in a clash in the country's southeast, the prime minister said Wednesday.The clash occurred near the town of Eruh in Siirt province late Tuesday, Recep Tayyip
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Gulf Plan Could Be Blank Check For Syrian Rebels
World | Apr 03, 2012, 11:59 AM ISTBeirut, Apr 3: A Gulf plan to funnel millions of dollars a month to Syrian rebels—payments earmarked for salaries for the fighters—could amount to a blank check for the opposition to build up an arsenal
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Congress In A Fix Over Andhra Rebels
National | May 31, 2011, 07:59 PM ISTHyderabad, May 31: The Congress high command is unable to take a decision on the rebel MLAs in Andhra Pradesh even as the state unit is looking towards it for guidance.The high command is unable
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2 Western Photojournalists Killed In Libya
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:40 PM ISTMisrata (Libya) Apr 21: Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, have been killed in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them
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Hosni Mubarak Hospitalised: Report
World | Apr 13, 2011, 09:30 AM ISTCairo, Apr 12 : Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, has been hospitalised at the Red Sea port of Sharm el-Shaikh, where he has been staying since he quit following a massive popular uprising in
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Gaddafi Onslaught Pushes Rebels Back From Brega
World | Apr 06, 2011, 07:38 AM ISTTripoli/Washington, Apr 5 : A fierce offensive by government troops pushed Libyan rebels attempting to take the key oil town of Brega further east, as diplomatic moves to end the over month-long conflict made little
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Gaddafi Envoy In Europe To Seek End To Crisis
World | Apr 04, 2011, 08:40 AM ISTBenghazi, Mar 4 : An envoy of Muammar Gaddafi told Greece's prime minister Sunday that the Libyan leader was seeking a way out of his country's crisis two weeks after his government's attacks to put
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World Leaders Step Up Pressure; Gaddafi Beats Rebels Back
World | Mar 30, 2011, 10:27 AM ISTTripoli/London, March 29: Mounting pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's to quit, world leaders today vowed to intensify air strikes to stop his "murderous attacks" on civilians as Libyan forces struck back at rebels advancing towards his
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Obama Pushes For 'Collective' Effort In Libya
World | Mar 30, 2011, 10:11 AM ISTNew York, Mar 30: US President Barack Obama has underlined the need for "collective" action in Libya where enforcement of UN resolution, authorising the use of force, is now under NATO control."We believe that the
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Rebels Close In On Gaddafi's Hometown
World | Mar 28, 2011, 04:38 PM ISTRas Lanouf, Libya, March 28: Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the western half of the country, after it was targeted for the first time by
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Libya Rebels Struggle To Regroup; US Jet Crashes
World | Mar 22, 2011, 07:50 PM ISTAjdabiya, Mar 22: Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled rebels regrouping outside a strategic eastern city on Tuesday and his snipers and tanks controlled the streets of the last opposition-held city in the west, signaling a prolonged
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Gaddafi Forces, Rebels Engage In Fierce Battle In Libya
World | Mar 17, 2011, 05:45 PM ISTCairo, Mar 17: Fighting between pro-Gaddafi forces and rebels raged today in key towns of Misurata and Ajdabiya, the gateway to the opposition headquarters of Benghazi in Libya's east, with the strongman promising a "decisive
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Bahrain Locks Down Kingdom As Uprising Surges
World | Mar 17, 2011, 12:48 PM ISTManama, Bahrain, Mar 17: Soldiers and riot police in Bahrain overran a protesters' camp, imposed a 12-hour curfew and choked off movement in this tiny island kingdom that has been rocked by a month of
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4 New York Times Journalists Missing In Libya
World | Mar 17, 2011, 08:17 AM ISTNew York, Mar 17: Four New York Times journalists covering the fighting in Libya were reported missing Wednesday, and the newspaper held out hope that they were alive and in the custody of the Libyan
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Libya Bombards Rebels, Gets Closer To Rebel Stronghold
World | Mar 16, 2011, 02:55 PM ISTTobruk, Libya, Mar 16: Moammar Gadhafi's forces overwhelmed rebels in the strategic eastern city of Ajdabiya, hammering them with airstrikes, missiles, tanks and artillery in an assault that sent residents fleeing and appeared to open