Russia's war against separatist rebels in Chechnya has been going on for more than two years now.

Separatist rebels also shot down a helicopter supporting troops in a battle near the base.

Aceh has been torn by a civil war between the government and separatist rebels for nearly 30 years.

Or they had until dawn on Wednesday, when hundreds of separatist rebels stormed the city.

Under the banner of security, the government used the camps to keep separatist rebels from mixing with local populations.

About one-fourth of Georgian territory is held by separatist rebels.

The country has long been plagued by an ongoing conflict with separatist rebels in its northern territories.

Dozens of civilians have been killed during fighting between government troops and separatist Tamil rebels.

And there are reports that the Ethiopian Government has used the weapons against separatist rebels.

The separatist rebels, or boyeviki, had begun to view any outsider as a potential enemy.