To stay a week with the rebels they needed the permission of a rebel commander. There were reports of massacres and of brutal repression by the rebel army. World War I as another example of the power of the rebel/insurgent. Biden favored arming Syria's rebel fighters. After an hour of fighting the rebel leader fled to the mountains. The commitment came during peace talks with rebel groups. Many others who attempted to rebel against Aguirre were also killed. Wang Mang's armies were incapable of quelling these enlarged rebel groups. Neill was one of those killed by rebel musket fire. John instructed Langton to organise peace talks with the rebel barons. The character begins as "a reckless, bar-fighting rebel" who eventually matures. He ran fortified posts between rebel and colonial territory. This power is shared with Admiral Ackbar for the Rebel Alliance. Clay had a reputation as a rebel and a fighter. He pardoned his brother Hakim, who was a repented rebel.