The statement from Hamas, which the United States condemns as a terrorist organization, said the Palestinians had no choice but to fight occupation.
In March 1995, the Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari, who had fought Soviet occupation alongside the Taliban, was seized and killed by them in a political dispute.
Its Nazi ties aside, the legion is widely seen by Latvians as a band of freedom fighters who fought Soviet occupation during the war.
The frontier areas have long been strongholds of militant Islamic groups that began to flourish in the 1980's, when Muslim guerrillas fought Soviet occupation troops.
Mr. Massoud, 46 when he was killed, was the most renowned of the guerrilla commanders who fought Soviet occupation troops in the 1980's.
He praised the men who had fought against occupation and urged them to embark on a new phase of the "holy struggle" to reconstruct the country.
Below ground, a concrete basement once used as a prison now holds a photo exhibit tracking the history of Sandino, who fought the occupation of Nicaragua by the United States military, only to be assassinated by Anastasio Somoza's men in 1934.
Pham Van Binh, a 43-year-old cycle-rickshaw puller, had climbed the bronze statue of General Tran Nguyen Han, a 15th-century warrior who fought Chinese occupation (pictured to the right).He had waved at the crowd and sat on the General's hand, stretching his criminal performance to a good 15 minutes, while as police tried their best to coax him down.
"Yoga Liberation" is an article I edited, talking about the forgotten Indian yogis who very effectively fought the occupation in colonized India.
Yoga Liberation is an article I edited, talking about the forgotten Indian yogis who very effectively fought the occupation in colonised India.
