Rebels

Yemen separatists say ready for talks after Aden 'coup'

The fighting in Yemen's southern port city had seen the Saudi-backed government forces battle against the UAE-trained Security Belt Force, both of which have been fighting Houthi rebels who seized the capital Sanaa in 2014.

Indian troops kill police deserters, rebels in Kashmir fighting

Thousands of Kashmiris in southern Pulwama district join funerals of four rebels, including two auxiliary police officers, who fled this week to join a decades-long armed revolt in India-administered Kashmir.

Saudi-led air strike near girls school in Yemen kills at least 13 children

The state-run news agency in Aden, aligned with the government-in-exile which is backed by the Saudi-led coalition, said Iran-linked rebels were using a nearby building as a storehouse for weapons.

UN ceasefire monitoring chief visits key Yemen port

Retired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert calls on Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-linked Houthi rebels to respect the hard-won truce.

Syrian regime steps up attacks in demilitarised zone - opposition

Attacks were intensified on villages and towns in northern Hama, southern Idlib and Latakia — areas that fall within a demilitarised zone agreed on last September between Russia and Turkey.

'Fiercest' shellfire yet around Syria truce zone - monitor

Clashes between the Syrian rebels and regime forces are reported just days ahead of a planned four-way summit of leaders from Turkey, Russia, France and Germany on Syria in Istanbul on Saturday.

Three rebels and five civilians killed in India-administered Kashmir

At least 35 people were wounded after government forces fired shotgun pellets and tear gas at anti-India demonstrators who were staging protests against the security personnel.

Rebels kill 13 and abduct dozens of children in Congo

Rebels attacked Congolese army positions and several neighborhoods of Beni which is at the center of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak.

Russia, Turkey, Iran keen to avoid battle in Idlib

The Syrian regime warned people in the rebel-held Idlib province the war was nearing its end in leaflets dropped over the northwestern region.

Gun fights and clashes leave at least nine dead in disputed Kashmir

At least seven rebels and an Indian army soldier were killed in separate gun battles, sparking anti-India protests in India-administered Kashmir even as Indian army targeted a rebel's funeral, killing a civilian and wounding two others.

Colombian rebels-turned-politicians sworn into Congress

Colombia's historic peace agreement reached with the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2016 ended more than five decades of bloody conflict and guarantees the one-time guerrillas 10 seats in Congress.

Air strikes kill at least 15 civilians in southern Syria – monitor

Five children and three women are among those killed on Quneitra's border with Daraa province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The war monitor says it's unclear whether the strikes were carried by the regime or its Russian ally.