rebel
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Last year, a Rwanda-backed rebel group, M23, seized control of major eastern cities, including Goma, in North Kivu Province, and Bukavu, in South Kivu Province, severing a vast amount of territory from government reach.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Realizing that they’re headed to the slaughterhouse, the animals rebel against the humans, save themselves, and reinhabit the farm, establishing their own system of checks and balances to ensure their survival.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
A security source in Gao, south of Tessalit, told AFP that "no clashes took place" during the rebel forces' capture of Tessalit, and that regular troops had already evacuated when the assailants entered.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Mali has fought a long-running conflict against a broad array of rebel groups for more than a decade.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
I had learned by then that Maribel liked to think of herself as a rebel.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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