rebels
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Coissac said he had spoken to one survivor of the wreck who came from the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where rebels are battling the federal government in a recent flare-up of violence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
She said this week: “I’m one of the rebels that is not going to put a number on her house.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was hailed by many as a hero for bringing an end to nearly three decades of civil war when Tamil Tiger rebels were crushed in 2009, during his first term as president.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Investigators are looking into the possibility he began to radicalize in the war-torn country where Islamist rebels fought against the ruling Assad regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Works upon the isle proceed as ever: still the futile fortifications, though the rebels glower high above us from the shore.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
