Loyal Soldier

On a recent Friday morning, Dhansukh Patel -- volunteer, loyal foot soldier, and long-time member of Bharatiya Janata Party -- sat on the verandah of his home deep in discussion with aides on strategies to win more voters to the party.

The Congress has taken a swipe at Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the party recently, saying "climate change" has taken place and he has become a "loyal soldier" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

As the conflict between government forces and those loyal to the opposition leader intensified in Libya, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that a peacekeeping team of 15 CRPF soldiers had been evacuated on Saturday by the Indian embassy in neighbouring Tunisia.

Dismissing speculations of his cosying up with rival BJP, senior Trinamool Congress leader Sabyasachi Dutta on Sunday said he remained a "loyal soldier" of the party and accused the BJP of trying to create confusion ahead of the general elections.

In 1977, Nigerian soldiers burned down the legendary concert hall where Fela Kuti performed his protest music that popularized the Afrobeat genre and earned him millions of loyal followers around the world.

An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said on Friday.

A terrorist suicide bombing targeting forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Libya's second city Benghazi on Sunday killed at least three soldiers and wounded nine, a military source said.

Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.

Separate militant attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed one soldier and wounded another today, a day after jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group killed 14 people in twin bombings

Egypt's deadliest militant group, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State jihadists, on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last month that killed 30 soldiers.

Clashes between Islamists and Libyan troops loyal to a rogue general pressing an offensive against jihadists killed six soldiers and a civilian Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi, medics said.

Ashwani Kumar today insisted that his "conscience remains clear," and that he resigned as Law Minister "to put an end to controversy." Addressing the media at his residence, Mr Kumar added that his resignation does not "imply wrongdoing," that "certain political decisions need to be taken," and that he remains a "loyal foot soldier of the (Congress...

Fighting raged on Saturday in the Yemeni capital, leaving at least 40 dead as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh battled pro-opposition soldiers and moved to clear the protest camp at a Sanaa square that has been the epicenter of the country's uprising.

On a recent Friday morning, Dhansukh Patel -- volunteer, loyal foot soldier, and long-time member of Bharatiya Janata Party -- sat on the verandah of his home deep in discussion with aides on strategies to win more voters to the party.

The Congress has taken a swipe at Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the party recently, saying "climate change" has taken place and he has become a "loyal soldier" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

As the conflict between government forces and those loyal to the opposition leader intensified in Libya, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that a peacekeeping team of 15 CRPF soldiers had been evacuated on Saturday by the Indian embassy in neighbouring Tunisia.

Dismissing speculations of his cosying up with rival BJP, senior Trinamool Congress leader Sabyasachi Dutta on Sunday said he remained a "loyal soldier" of the party and accused the BJP of trying to create confusion ahead of the general elections.

In 1977, Nigerian soldiers burned down the legendary concert hall where Fela Kuti performed his protest music that popularized the Afrobeat genre and earned him millions of loyal followers around the world.

An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said on Friday.

A terrorist suicide bombing targeting forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Libya's second city Benghazi on Sunday killed at least three soldiers and wounded nine, a military source said.

Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.

Separate militant attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed one soldier and wounded another today, a day after jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group killed 14 people in twin bombings

Egypt's deadliest militant group, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State jihadists, on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last month that killed 30 soldiers.

Clashes between Islamists and Libyan troops loyal to a rogue general pressing an offensive against jihadists killed six soldiers and a civilian Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi, medics said.

Ashwani Kumar today insisted that his "conscience remains clear," and that he resigned as Law Minister "to put an end to controversy." Addressing the media at his residence, Mr Kumar added that his resignation does not "imply wrongdoing," that "certain political decisions need to be taken," and that he remains a "loyal foot soldier of the (Congress...

Fighting raged on Saturday in the Yemeni capital, leaving at least 40 dead as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh battled pro-opposition soldiers and moved to clear the protest camp at a Sanaa square that has been the epicenter of the country's uprising.