rebels
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Investigators are looking into the possibility he began to radicalize in the war-torn country where Islamist rebels fought against the ruling Assad regime, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
On the frontlines in northern Ethiopia, there were signs that the Tigrayan rebels were being pushed back.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
But as European and U.S. manufacturers tightened controls to avert diversions by the Houthis and the Iranians, the Yemeni rebels turned to China, arms experts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province and one of DR Congo's most crowded hillside cities, was captured by M23 rebels in February last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
He promised that we would soon have a satire acted upon the rebels, writ by the notorious wit Major-General Burgoyne, with curtain-tunes and airs by this same excellent sapper to please the crowd.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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