Tag: Rebellions and uprisings
Syrian troops pound Daraa after rebel attack
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government forces pounded parts of the southern city of Daraa with air strikes and artillery fire, activists reported Sunday, one...
Significant dates in life of ex-Panamanian dictator Noriega
Significant events in life of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega:- Feb. 11, 1934: Born in Panama City. Grows up in low-income El Chorrillo neighborhood...
City clash fuels fear of IS foothold in southern Philippines
MARAWI, Philippines (AP) - Militants who have laid siege to a southern Philippines city had been planning a spate of attacks during the holy...
Turkish committee: US-based cleric was behind failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The head of a Turkish parliamentary investigative committee said Friday there was no question that U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen...
Nebraska prison revolt began with spat over alcohol
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska prison uprising in March that left two inmates dead began because inmates were angry that prison staffers had...
