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rebel

[reb-uhl, ri-bel] / ˈrɛb əl, rɪˈbɛl /






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Last year, the US brokered a peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda, which is accused of backing rebel forces in its giant neighbour.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

The US has imposed sweeping sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of backing the M23 rebel group.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Our Regiment is armed from rebel stores seized in raids earlier this month.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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