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A resident inspects the damage to their house after a mortar shell believed to be from the Muslim rebels’ position hit a residential house as government forces clash anew with remnants of Muslim rebels in Zamboanga City, on southern island of Mindanao on September 21, 2013. Philippine security forces killed eight Muslim rebels September 19, […]

The Rise of the Urban Guerrillas

by James Denselow | Nov 28, 2013 | Book Reviews

[inset_left]Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban GuerrillaBy David KilcullenPublished by Hurst & Company368 pagesLondon, 2013[/inset_left]On September 21 this year—the International Day of Peace—David Kilcullen arrived in the United Kingdom to give a...

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A rebel fighter points his gun towards pro-government forces’ positions during clashes in the Salaheddine district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on July 9, 2013. (AFP/JM Lopez)

The Zero Line

by Hannah Lucinda Smith | Jul 19, 2013 | Features

“We call this the zero line,” says Mohamad. He points a home-made periscope through the hole in the wall above him. When he brings it back down he confirms it. “Assad’s soldiers are only ten meters away.” In Aleppo’s Salaheddin district the front line runs straight...