Sentence examples for rebels step from inspiring English sources

But many are having second thoughts as the rebels step up their attacks in response.

A3 Mr. Putin moved to put Chechnya under his direct rule, apparently intending to assert the Kremlin's power even as rebels step up attacks.

President Vladimir V. Putin moved today to put Chechnya under his direct rule, apparently aiming to assert the Kremlin's power even as rebels step up attacks on Russian forces.

Pro-Russia rebels step up campaign of violence to halt Ukraine's presidential elections.

Pro-Russia rebels step up campaign of violence to halt Ukraine's presidential election.

That was before the rebels stepped up their attacks.

With no decisive outcome in sight, the international allies of the Syrian government and the rebels stepped up their support, raising the prospect of a regional proxy war.

Peacekeepers suffered no casualties in the attack today, the first reported against NATO-led troops since the Albanian rebels stepped up cross-border raids in November.

James Brooke (NYT) ASIA SRI LANKA: NEW TAMIL ATTACKS -- Tamil Tiger rebels stepped up attacks on security forces, killing 13 people, a day after the government was forced to put on hold its new constitution aimed at ending the war.

A fragile ceasefire agreed in early September in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, collapsed last month when rebels stepped up their offensive in several areas and seized Donetsk airport.

A stand-off ensued between rebel tanks and loyalist troops around the perimeter of the base, but it petered out without any violence after the rebels stepped back.