Rappler's latest stories on rebel groups
Colombian ELN rebels vow ceasefire for presidential vote
The halt in military operations runs from Friday, June 15 to midnight Tuesday, June 19, the National Liberation Army said in its online publication 'Insurrection'
[OPINION] Shoot rebels in the vagina? Duterte is ‘a damaged man’
Leila de Lima: ‘[Duterte’s order] is a threat against soldiers…because this is a man that would take the honor, dignity, integrity, patriotism, and professionalism of a Filipino soldier, and manipulate it to satisfy his own brutality and bloodlust.’
Duterte to certify new Bangsamoro law as urgent
UPDATED I have requested both the Senate President and the Speaker to consider it immediately Duterte says during a media interview on Monday July 17 in Malacañang
MILF, Maute Group battle for legitimacy
The mountainous town of Butig is host to an MILF camp where its founding leader Hashim Salamat is buried It s also where the ISIS linked Maute Group trained its fighters before they targeted Marawi
Children as combatants in the Philippines
To stop the recruitment of children the Philippine government must recognize the need to institutionalize counter radicalization programs
Aleppo evacuation set to begin after new ceasefire deal
3rd UPDATE The deal brokered by Syrian regime ally Moscow and opposition supporter Ankara will mark the end of years of fighting for control of the second city and a major victory for President Bashar al Assad
Syria army seizes key ground in Aleppo battle
4th UPDATE After retaking control of about 2 3 of east Aleppo in recent days forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad were advancing in the large residential district of Shaar
Syria Islamists pledge 'state of law, freedom, justice'
The rebels say they are committed to fighting both President Bashar al Assad s regime and the extremist Islamic State of Iraq
Photos of child soldiers found at Philippine rebel camp: military
Rebel group BIFF spokesman Abu Misry however denied using child soldiers and charged the military with planting or staging the evidence against them
NPA leader arrested in Davao
The captured NPA leader was identified as Maria Loyda Tuzo Magpatoc alias Gwen the front secretary of the rebel group s Far South Mindanao Regional Committee
Peace deal for eastern DR Congo
The agreement could lead to creation of a special UN intervention brigade in eastern DR Congo
Armed men set Citinickel Mining's equipment on fire
Armed men suspected to be members of the rebel group New People s Army NPA set on fire the equipment of Citinickel Mining Corp in Palawan in an alleged attempt to impose revolutionary taxes
