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People Celebrate The End Of Assad Regime - Damascus

Rebel fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are present on the Umayyad Square in Damascus as people gathered to celebrate the end of the 54 year Assad family rule. December 11 2024. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Celebrate The End Of Assad Regime - Damascus

Rebel fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are present on the Umayyad Square in Damascus as people gathered to celebrate the end of the 54 year Assad family rule. December 11 2024. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-SAKE-FIGHTING-GOVERNMENT TROOPS-M23 REBELS

(240212) -- SAKE (DR CONGO), Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Military governor of North Kivu province Peter Chirimwami (C, Front) inspects Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Feb. 11, 2024. For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, Xinhua correspondents observed on the ground. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Civilians in DR Congo's Sake suffer from rebel M23 offensive

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DR CONGO-SAKE-FIGHTING-GOVERNMENT TROOPS-M23 REBELS

(240212) -- SAKE (DR CONGO), Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A solider stands guard in Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Feb. 11, 2024. For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, Xinhua correspondents observed on the ground. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Civilians in DR Congo's Sake suffer from rebel M23 offensive

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DR CONGO-SAKE-FIGHTING-GOVERNMENT TROOPS-M23 REBELS

(240212) -- SAKE (DR CONGO), Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers are seen on a vehicle in Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Feb. 11, 2024. For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, Xinhua correspondents observed on the ground. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Civilians in DR Congo's Sake suffer from rebel M23 offensive

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DR CONGO-SAKE-FIGHTING-GOVERNMENT TROOPS-M23 REBELS

(240212) -- SAKE (DR CONGO), Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers are seen on a vehicle in Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Feb. 11, 2024. For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, Xinhua correspondents observed on the ground. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Civilians in DR Congo's Sake suffer from rebel M23 offensive

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Sudan's warring parties trade blame over destroying major bridge in capital

STORY: Sudan's warring parties trade blame over destroying major bridge in capital SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shambat Bridge in Khartoum STORYLINE: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday blamed each other for destroying a major bridge in the capital Khartoum. "As part of its plan to destroy the country's capabilities and infrastructure, and as a result of the advancement that our forces have started to make in the field, especially in Omdurman axis, the rebel militia destroyed the Shambat Bridge linking Omdurman and Bahri cities at dawn today (Saturday)," the office of the SAF's spokesman said in a statement. It denounced the destruction of the bridge as "a new crime" in the RSF's record against the nation and the people. For its part, the RSF accused the SAF of destroying the vital bridge, slamming it as a "war crime." "The destruction of

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Syria, Iran warn against U.S. military buildup along Syrian-Iraqi border

STORY: Syria, Iran warn against U.S. military buildup along Syrian-Iraqi border DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of meeting between Syrian FM Faisal Mekdad and Iranian FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FAISAL MEKDAD, Syrian Foreign Minister 3. various of the conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FAISAL MEKDAD, Syrian Foreign Minister 5. various of the conference 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Persian): HUSSEIN AMIR-ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and his Iranian counterpart Hussein Amir-Abdollahian jointly warned on Wednesday the United States against its reported military buildup along the Syrian-Iraqi border. In a press conference held in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the two ministers expressed concerns over the apparent U.S. efforts to amass forces and allied rebel groups along the Syrian-Iraqi border, from the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah to the southeas

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Local community deplores deadly rebel attack against civilians in eastern DR Congo

STORY: Local community deplores deadly rebel attack against civilians in eastern DR Congo DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of burned houses after the rebel attack in Mukondi village of Beni, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DEOGRACIAS BWANAMBAO, Chief of Mukondi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): KAMBALE KIGHULIKO, Survivor of the rebel attack 4. various of soldiers deployed in Beni, DR Congo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CHARLE OMEONGA, Military administrator of Beni STORYLINE: The local community in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still mourning after a deadly rebel attack early Thursday by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed more than 40 people. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DEOGRACIAS BWANAMBAO, Chief of Mukondi "People were killed silently during the night time. The rebels didn't use gunshots. They only used machetes, knives, and other weapons during the killing and burned the houses. They killed 32 people in our v

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Philippine Muslim rebel leader

MANILA, Philippines - Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the 11,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group, speaks at a press conference at the group's main camp in Maguindanao province on the southern island of Mindanao, the Philippines, on Sept. 5, 2011.

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Ex-top Aceh rebel leader returns home after 30 years in exile

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Hasan di Tiro (C), the founder of a former rebel group that fought for almost three decades for Aceh's independence, waves as he arrives at an airport in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh Province, on Oct. 11 after almost 30 years in exile in Sweden.

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E. Timor president seriously hurt in rebel attack

DILI, East Timor - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta (in file photo) was seriously injured by gunfire in an attack by rebel soldiers Feb. 11, a government official said, while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said he was targeted in a separate attack by rebels. Ramos-Horta ''was shot in his stomach and seriously injured'' in an attack at his home on the outskirts of Dili before dawn, a spokesperson of the prime minister's office told Kyodo News.

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LDP formally decides to readmit 11 'postal rebels'

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C, top of table) meets with 11 rebel Diet members who were readmitted to the the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Dec. 4. The 11 Diet members were purged by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi last year for opposing his postal privatization scheme.

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LDP formally decides to readmit 11 'postal rebels'

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Noda, one of the 11 former rebel Diet members of the Liberal Democratic Party who were readmitted to the party on Dec. 4, is surrounded by journalists after she and other former rebels met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the LDP headquarters.

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'Assassin' Koike set to win battle with ex-LDP 'rebel' Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Yuriko Koike signals victory to supporters at her election campaign office in Tokyo on Sept 11 as she was certain to take the Tokyo No. 10 district seat in the day's general election from former Liberal Democratic Party member Koki Kobayashi.

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Koizumi wants postal rebels to leave LDP voluntarily

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated Aug. 22 that he hopes the rebel party members who voted against his postal privatization bills last month will leave the party voluntarily before running in the Sept. 11 general election as independents.

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DRC, rebel groups agree to release prisoners after peace talks in Kenya

STORY: DRC, rebel groups agree to release prisoners after peace talks in Kenya DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of representatives arriving for the meeting 2. various of the meeting 3. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): UHURU KENYATTA, Former Kenyan President STORYLINE: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and representatives of major rebel groups wrapped up a new round of peace talks on Tuesday in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi, with participants agreeing on a raft of issues including the unconditional release of prisoners. The third inter-Congolese consultations resolved that prisoners without criminal records of atrocities or criminal convictions would be freed. Those who participated in the talks are committed to the cessation of hostilities, the release of child soldiers, as well as access to humanitarian aid. After the rebel groups accepted a ceasefire, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta who facilitated the talks said that

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Syrian president makes 1st visit to Aleppo in 11 years

STORY: Syrian president makes 1st visit to Aleppo in 11 years DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the thermal station (courtesy: SYRIAN PRESIDENCY) 2. various of Syrian president talking to experts, technicians and workers (courtesy: SYRIAN PRESIDENCY) STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday paid his first visit to the country's economic and industrial hub Aleppo since the outbreak of the country's war 11 years ago, the state news agency SANA reported. Assad took part in the inauguration of a thermal plant and a water pumping plant in Aleppo, a major city in northern Syria that the government army took back from rebel fighters in late 2016. During his visit to the rehabilitated thermal plant, Assad blamed "Western forces led by the United States" for the devastation and destruction of the plant's facilities. Syrian experts, technicians, and workers repaired the plant with local expe

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Koizumi wants postal rebels to leave LDP voluntarily

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated Aug. 22 that he hopes the rebel party members who voted against his postal privatization bills last month will leave the party voluntarily before running in the Sept. 11 general election as independents. (Kyodo)

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LDP formally decides to readmit 11 'postal rebels'

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Noda, one of the 11 former rebel Diet members of the Liberal Democratic Party who were readmitted to the party on Dec. 4, is surrounded by journalists after she and other former rebels met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the LDP headquarters. (Kyodo)

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LDP formally decides to readmit 11 'postal rebels'

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C, top of table) meets with 11 rebel Diet members who were readmitted to the the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Dec. 4. The 11 Diet members were purged by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi last year for opposing his postal privatization scheme. (Kyodo)

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E. Timor president seriously hurt in rebel attack

DILI, East Timor - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta (in file photo) was seriously injured by gunfire in an attack by rebel soldiers Feb. 11, a government official said, while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said he was targeted in a separate attack by rebels. Ramos-Horta ''was shot in his stomach and seriously injured'' in an attack at his home on the outskirts of Dili before dawn, a spokesperson of the prime minister's office told Kyodo News. (Kyodo)

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Ex-top Aceh rebel leader returns home after 30 years in exile

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Hasan di Tiro (C), the founder of a former rebel group that fought for almost three decades for Aceh's independence, waves as he arrives at an airport in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh Province, on Oct. 11 after almost 30 years in exile in Sweden. (Kyodo)