Rebels

Congo: Al Jazeera Meets With M23 in Exclusive Interview

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Al Jazeera English, Fardc, Al Jazeera, m23, Rebels, Bosco Ntaganda, Hillary Clinton, Nazanine Moshiri, Congo, Rwanda, Video, World News

Al Jazeera is the first news organization to go behind the lines and interview M23, breaking through the media wall of silence that has surrounded M23 since it broke with the Congolese army and warlord Bosco Ntaganda.

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Friday Talking Points -- Foreign Policy Issues Reappear

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.21.2011

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It has been a big week on the foreign policy front, with the death of Libya's dictator and President Obama's announcement today that all U.S. troops would be out of Iraq by the end of this year.

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No Asylum for Gaddafi in Serbia

Sasa Milosevic | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Nato, Serbia, Dragan Sutanovac, Gaddafi, Croatia, Mercenaries, Rebels, Gaddafi Serbia Connection, Gaddafi in Serbia, Gaddafi Serbia, World News

Despite the fact that Serbian government rejects giving asylum to him, Gaddafi still believes in friendship with the Serbian people.

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Gaddafi Loyalists On The Move

AP | DALATOU MAMANE | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Gaddafi, Libya, Libya Rebels, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya Border, Agadez, Libya War, Rebels, Gaddafi Loyalists, Niger, Libya Soldiers, World News

NIAMEY, Niger — A large convoy of Libyan soldiers loyal to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi crossed the desert border into Niger and rolled into th...

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The View From Tunisia: The Sexual Revolution In Libya

Judie Fein | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Libya, Muslim Women, Arab Revolution, Tunisia, Revolution, Libyan Women, Atab Women, Rebels, Tripoli, Gaddafi, Travel Blogs, Travel News

On my eighth and most recent trip to Tunisia, two months ago, I was fortunate to meet Libyan families who had fled the violence in their country. The men belonged to the Libyan resistance, and they were making daily runs back into their country with medicine. But it was the women I met who left the biggest impression on me.

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Libyan Rebels Battle for Brega

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Sirte, Loyalists, Al Jazeera, Brega, Income, Nato, Siege, Benghazi, Supply, Attrition, Ajdabiya, Resupply, Stalemate, Money, Qaddafi, Bombs, War, Rebels, Tanks, Frontline, Airstrikes, Misrata, Army, Ras Lanuf, Chris Weigant, Ragtag, Oil, Libya, Air Support, Gadhafi, Tripoli, Ghaddafi, World News

Whoever controls Brega will control the oil the town can ship out, which would be a huge source of income for the rebels. In the end, this war may wind up being one of attrition.

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Another International Mediation Fiasco in Libya

Doug Noll | Posted 08.06.2011

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Without reforms, we will not see improvement in peace efforts. Untold billions of dollars will continue to be lost and wasted and incredible humanitarian disasters will continue to unfold. It does have to be this way.

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Moscow's Hesitancy to Support the Arab Uprisings

Raghida Dergham | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Hamza Al-Khatib, Russia, Syria, Rebels, Libya, Lebanon. China, Un, World News

Russia is nowadays in the driver's seat at the UN Security Council -- with China in the back seat along with African countries and sometimes Lebanon -...

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The Syrian Anomaly

Joshua Gleis | Posted 06.18.2011

Only in Syria, where a growing number of citizens are rising up against the Assad regime, has the United States and the rest of the western world failed to develop or convey any type of policy whatsoever.

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Sun Tzu and the Art of Knowing

Leslie Griffith | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Rebels, Ignorance, Middle East and Sun Tzu's Cautious Words, War, Media News

In the 6th century BC, the shrewd general and philosopher developed his influential military strategy against the backdrop of China's "Warring States" era. It is, unfortunately, more applicable than ever.

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Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Indiscriminate Weapons, Rebels, Qadaffi, Human Rights, Civil War, Gadafi, Gaddafi, World News

(Benghazi) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups, Hum...

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Obama's Libyan Gamble, Week Two

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.28.2011

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If the Libyan war ends well, Obama's Libyan gamble will have paid off handsomely. A little more than one week in, things seem to be going fairly well.

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Libyan Rebels Close On Key Gaddafi Stronghold

AP | RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.28.2011

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BIN JAWWAD, Libya — Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by ...

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Libyan Rebels Close On Key Gaddafi Stronghold

AP | By RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.28.2011

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BIN JAWWAD, Libya -- Rebel forces on Monday fought their way to the doorstep of Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold guard...

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The No-Fly Zone Decision

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama is in a tough spot on the whether or not to push for a no-fly zone over Libya. He is weighing the costs and benefits of the situation, and his reluctance to get involved may turn out, in the long run, to be the correct decision.

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Myths and Reality in Darfur

Rob Crilly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darfur, Rebels, Omar Al-Bashir, Darfur Sudan, Janjaweed, World News

There is still plenty of guff being written about Sudan and Darfur. Some of this misinformation is simply the result of ignorance; however, there are many campaigners that should know better.

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Ambassador Verveer on Congo's Rape Crisis: Unspeakable Brutality and Highly Emotional Encounters

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Ambassador Melanne Verveer leads the charge against the heinous atrocities in the Congo.

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