Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:43
A fierce battle broke out Saturday between Syrian rebels and the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) around the northwestern town of Saraqeb, a monitoring group said.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 06:19
South Sudanese troops retook the capital of an oil-producing state from rebels loyal to the country`s former vice president, a military spokesman said.
Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:08
Nearly 500 people, among them 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fierce fighting pitting Syrian rebels against the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a monitoring group said Friday.
Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 14:20
Kenya said Friday it had killed at least 30 Shebab rebels including top commanders in an air strike on a training camp in Somalia.
Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:50
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed dozens of rebel fighters who tried to break an army siege of the central city of Homs, state media and a monitoring group said.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 09:16
Thousands of people continue to flee the South Sudanese city of Bentiu amid fears of a major government offensive to recapture the town from rebels.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:40
South Sudanese rebels turned down on Wednesday a government plan to end a dispute over detainees and unblock peace talks.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:16
An al Qaeda affiliate based in Iraq and Syria has vowed to crush opposition groups it has been confronting in the worst outbreak of infighting among rebels.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 17:44
South Sudan`s rebels indicated today that there would be no imminent truce in the country unless the government freed a group of suspected rebels currently being detained.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:15
Rebels battling jihadists in northern Syria have killed or captured scores of the militants loyal to an al Qaeda affiliate in two days of fighting, a watchdog said on Saturday.
Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 23:31
Syrian rebels in opposition-held areas were engaged in fierce battles with al Qaeda-linked elements Friday in what activists say is growing resistance to the jihadists` brutal grip in many places.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 02:09
South Sudan`s warring parties arrived in Addis Ababa Wednesday for talks aimed at ending nearly three weeks of conflict that has left thousands dead, even as fighting continued in the world`s newest nation.
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