rebels

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The West African country remains in a security crisis more than a week after an alliance of jihadists and separatist rebels launched their nationwide raids.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Somali piracy, which was on the decline since 2011, has surged again since late 2023, when Houthi rebels began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The Tuareg rebels later predicted they would conquer the country's north and the junta would "fall".

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The attacks are reminiscent of a crisis that rocked Mali in 2012, when Tuareg rebels allied with jihadists to capture strategic hubs in the country's vast, remote north.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

We emerged from the smoke and found the bridge before us; but we saw also that the rebels had now organized their lines to the west, curving around us.

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