1.   At least seven Taliban soldiers were killed in that fighting, Abil said, adding that there were no casualties in the opposition ranks.

2.   But he managed to achieve legislative control anyway after a wave of last-minute defections from opposition ranks in the final days before his swearing-in.

3.   But Fujimori regained the majority days before his inauguration after a suspicious flood of last-minute defections from opposition ranks.

4.   Geagea was the only militia chieftain who refused to join post-civil war governments, opting for opposition ranks, while other Christian and Muslim warlords became Cabinet ministers.

5.   He also predicted that it might even cause divisions in opposition ranks if his leadership is challenged by other exiled dissidents.

6.   He also predicted that it might even cause divisions in opposition ranks if his leadership is challenged by other leading dissidents living in exile.

7.   However, opposition ranks began to crack this week.

8.   However, there is wide consensus that opposition ranks in Indonesia have yet to produce a charismatic figure who can put serious pressure on the government.

9.   Meanwhile new discord appeared in opposition ranks.

10.   Rifts in the opposition ranks are emerging again.