Yemen’s Shiite rebels retake ground from government forces
SANAA, Yemen: Yemeni officials say the country’s Shiite rebels have retaken ground from forces loyal to the internationally recognized government in...
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Philippine military says 54 Muslim rebels killed in south
MANILA, Philippines: Philippine officials say days of intense military operations have killed 54 Muslim militants from a largely unknown group that...
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IS militants fight rebels in north Syria strongholds
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants entered a Syrian opposition stronghold in the country’s north on Saturday, clashing with rebels on the edges of the...
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Islamic State drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply route for...
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Colombia blames rebels for disappearance of journalists
BOGOTA, Colombia: Colombia’s government on Thursday blamed the country’s second-largest rebel group for the disappearance of three journalists...
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Rebels capture village near Aleppo, 73 killed-monitor
BEIRUT: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Friday reported that insurgent groups captured a strategically important village from government forces...
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IS advances against rebels in north Syria
BEIRUT: Militants from the Islamic State group seized five villages from Syrian rebels close to the Turkish border Wednesday, further weakening the...
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Agreement struck to let people out of Syrian towns, Al-Manar says
BEIRUT: A agreement has been reached for 250 people to leave two towns blockade by Syrian rebels in northwestern Syria and for the same number to leave two...
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Egypt welcomes South Sudan agreement to form transitional gov’t
CAIRO: Cairo welcomed an agreement reached in South Sudan to form a transitional government with 16 ministers to be appointed by President Salva Kiir’s...
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Top Syrian rebel killed in airstrike near Damascus
BEIRUT: An airstrike near the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday killed top rebel commander Zahran Allouch, who led one of the most powerful groups...
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