rebels – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:25:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png rebels – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 South Sudan Rebels released kidnapped UN Workers https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rebels-released-kidnapped-un-workers/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:25:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105097 South Sudan Rebel fighters have finally released 13 United Nations (UN) workers who were held hostage for a week, the UN has said. Around 100 rebel fighters, who have been battling the government for almost two years, seized 31 members of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) last week. While 18 Bangladeshi peacekeepers were [...]

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]]> Rivers Deputy Governor Dumps APC, Calls It ‘Party Of Rebels’ https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-deputy-governor-dumps-apc-calls-it-party-of-rebels/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 03:15:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/rivers-deputy-governor-dumps-apc-calls-it-party-of-rebels/ Rivers State Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, Sunday announced he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement titled ‘A Call on the Conscience of the People of Rivers State’ issued in Port Harcourt, Ikuru described the APC as “a party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists, clothed in robes of pretence and deceit”. “Today, [...]

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]]> #Crisis: Jordan expels Syrian ambassador as rebels advance in northwest https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-jordan-expels-syrian-ambassador-as-rebels-advance-in-northwest/ Mon, 26 May 2014 17:34:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44933 Jordan on Monday expelled Syria's ambassador over his "repeated insults" to the kingdom, drawing a swift tit-for-tat response from Damascus, which ordered Amman's top diplomat to leave. On the battlefield, Syrian rebels made advances in the war-torn…

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]]> Dreadful day for Ukraine military ahead of key vote https://www.theinfostride.com/dreadful-day-for-ukraine-military-ahead-of-key-vote/ Thu, 22 May 2014 18:19:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44295 Pro-Russian rebels firing mortar shells and grenades killed 14 Ukrainian soldiers on Thursday, the blackest day yet for the military and a dramatic ratcheting up of tensions just three days before a crunch election. The attacks in the eastern industrial…

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]]> Mali in crisis as rebels take control of flashpoint town of Kidal https://www.theinfostride.com/mali-in-crisis-as-rebels-take-control-of-flashpoint-town-of-kidal/ Thu, 22 May 2014 18:05:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44277 Mali was in crisis Thursday after admitting it had lost the flashpoint town of Kidal to Tuareg separatists in a humiliating defeat forcing the government to call for an "immediate ceasefire". Ministers have not revealed how many lives have been lost…

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]]> European Union and OSCE seek to defuse Ukraine crisis after pro-Russia vote https://www.theinfostride.com/european-union-and-osce-seek-to-defuse-ukraine-crisis-after-pro-russia-vote/ Tue, 13 May 2014 10:57:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42293 The EU was intensifying diplomatic efforts Tuesday to get Ukraine's leadership and pro-Moscow rebels to the negotiating table, as the OSCE said Moscow supports a de-escalation roadmap for the crisis. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier kicks…

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]]> Rebels in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region appeal to join Russia after disputed votes https://www.theinfostride.com/rebels-in-ukraines-eastern-donetsk-region-appeal-to-join-russia-after-disputed-votes/ Mon, 12 May 2014 18:33:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42163 Rebels in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region appealed on Monday to join Russia after what they claimed were resounding victories in independence referendums. Moscow said it "respects" the result of the weekend votes on self-rule, which were denounced…

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]]> Pro-Russian rebels hold vote to gain independent from Ukraine https://www.theinfostride.com/pro-russian-rebels-hold-vote-to-gain-independent-from-ukraine/ Sun, 11 May 2014 10:18:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41861 Swathes of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels voted on independence Sunday in polls the West slammed as illegal amid fears they could fan violence into full civil war and lead to the break-up of the ex-Soviet republic. Fighting flared…

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]]> Nigeria’s Army intensifies the hunt for the missing school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-army-intensifies-the-hunt-for-the-missing-school-girls/ Sun, 11 May 2014 08:58:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41839 ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's Army has posted two divisions to hunt for 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamist rebels in an attack condemned by global leaders, including US first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday. The soldiers are stationed in…

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]]> Red Cross members says workers detained in east Ukraine freed https://www.theinfostride.com/red-cross-members-says-workers-detained-in-east-ukraine-freed/ Sat, 10 May 2014 10:26:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41645 Several Red Cross members whom rebels said they had detained in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have been released, an official from the organisation in Kiev told AFP Saturday. "An emergency response team from the local Red Cross and one member…

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]]> Fierce battles in Ukraine as OSCE team freed https://www.theinfostride.com/fierce-battles-in-ukraine-as-osce-team-freed/ Sat, 03 May 2014 21:21:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40191 Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels fought fierce battles Saturday around a flashpoint town, with only a small reprieve to allow passage of a freed team of OSCE inspectors. More than 50 people have died in two days of clashes nationwide -- most…

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]]> US ready to fund demobilisation of Democratic Republic of Congo rebels https://www.theinfostride.com/us-ready-to-fund-demobilisation-of-democratic-republic-of-congo-rebels/ Sat, 03 May 2014 21:20:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40188 The United States is ready to help fund the demobilisation of Democratic Republic of Congo's rebels, a senior US official said on Saturday as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the country on the latest leg of an Africa tour. "I can say categorically…

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]]> Pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels present captured OSCE observers to media https://www.theinfostride.com/pro-russian-ukrainian-rebels-present-captured-osce-observers-to-media/ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:32:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38682 Pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels holding captive an international team of military observers from the OSCE said Sunday they are "prisoners of war" and brought them before the media in a news conference. The group of eight men, all Europeans, were part of…

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]]> Russia begins border army drill after Ukraine attacks rebels https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-begins-border-army-drill-after-ukraine-attacks-rebels/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:09:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38137 Russia ordered new military exercises on the border of Ukraine Thursday and warned of "consequences" after Kiev launched a deadly assault against pro-Kremlin rebels occupying the flashpoint town of Slavyansk, in an escalation of the crisis. But Ukraine…

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]]> CRISIS: Russia warns US against further sanctions as Ukraine deal stalls https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-russia-warns-us-against-further-sanctions-as-ukraine-deal-stalls/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:32:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36883 Russia said its military is massed on Ukraine's doorstep and warned against further US sanctions as a deal struck with Washington appeared to stall because of intransigence by Moscow-backed rebels in the former Soviet republic. A threat by US President…

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]]> Syria army ‘gains ground’ along Lebanon border https://www.theinfostride.com/syria-army-gains-ground-along-lebanon-border/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:42:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31581 Syrian troops made fresh gains in the strategic Qalamun area near the Lebanese border Saturday, seizing two villages from rebels, a military source told AFP. "The army took control this morning of the villages of Ras al-Maarra and Flita, after bombing…

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]]> Syria rebels seize key area on Turkey border: NGO https://www.theinfostride.com/syria-rebels-seize-key-area-on-turkey-border-ngo/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:11:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30448 Syrian rebels seized the Kasab village and border crossing with Turkey Monday, an NGO said, as the regime launched fresh air strikes in a bid to halt the opposition advance. The air raids come a day after a Syrian warplane was shot down by Ankara’…

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]]> Shiite rebels protest, block road in tense north Yemen https://www.theinfostride.com/shiite-rebels-protest-block-road-in-tense-north-yemen/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:03:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30310 Hundreds of Shiite Huthi rebels protested Sunday in northern Yemen and blocked a road leading into Amran city, a day after clashes with government forces left 12 people dead. Tension remained high after the rebels set up a protest tent in the middle…

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]]> Syrian rebels seize strategic hill near Aleppo: NGO https://www.theinfostride.com/syrian-rebels-seize-strategic-hill-near-aleppo-ngo/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:33:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30125 Syrian rebels seized a strategic hill west of Aleppo after a fierce battle with government troops on Saturday as fighting elsewhere in the north spread across Latakia province, an NGO said. At least 21 pro-government forces and 21 rebels were killed…

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]]> Four killed in Yemen forces’ clash with Shiite rebels https://www.theinfostride.com/four-killed-in-yemen-forces-clash-with-shiite-rebels/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:01:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30070 Three Shiite rebels and a Yemeni soldier were killed on Saturday in a gunfight on the outskirts of the northern city of Amran, rebels and a security official said. The rebels, known as Huthis or Ansarullah, had travelled to Amran to take part in a demonstration…

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]]> 24 killed as rebels fight to take Syria border post https://www.theinfostride.com/24-killed-as-rebels-fight-to-take-syria-border-post/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:25:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29995 At least seven Syrian soldiers and 17 rebels were killed Friday as three Islamist groups battled to take a border crossing into Turkey. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamists included the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front. "Al-Nusra…

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]]> Nigeria ‘at war’ with Boko Haram, presidency says https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-at-war-with-boko-haram-presidency-says/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:22:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25564 Nigeria's presidency on Friday said the country was at war with Boko Haram, apparently backing off previous claims that the Islamist rebels were on the run and desperate. President Goodluck Jonathan's administration has been fiercely criticised over…

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]]> Five ‘Rebel’ Governors Stall Hearing Of PDP’s Suit https://www.theinfostride.com/five-rebel-governors-stall-hearing-of-pdps-suit/ Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:26:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=18457 The five ‘rebel’ Governors that defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, stalled hearing of the suit before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court seeking to declare their seats vacant. . The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had gone before the high court, praying it to declare the seats of the five Governors [...]

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]]> Syria rebels, regime agree truce in Damascus district https://www.theinfostride.com/syria-rebels-regime-agree-truce-in-damascus-district/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:51:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8412 Syrian rebels in the northern Damascus district of Barzeh on Sunday agreed a local ceasefire with President Bashar al-Assad's regime after nearly a year of fighting and bombardment, activists said. "After intense negotiation in recent days between the…

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]]> Jihadists kill 31 rebels in Syria https://www.theinfostride.com/jihadists-kill-31-rebels-in-syria/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:08:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8330 Jihadists killed at least 31 rival rebels in northern Syria as clashes raged on a new front in the country's brutal war, a monitor said Sunday, citing insurgents and medics. Fighting flared on Friday between rebels and forces loyal to the Islamic State…

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]]> At least 23 dead in north Yemen clashes https://www.theinfostride.com/at-least-23-dead-in-north-yemen-clashes/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 11:31:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8224 Two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside hardline Salafists in northern Yemen have left at least 23 people dead, sources said on Sunday. Fighting has centred for months on a Salafist mosque and Koranic school…

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