11.   Earlier, fighting had raged between rebel Serbs and the Croatian and Bosnian armies, which have been cooperating to fight Serb rebellions in the two countries.

12.   He and Babic once were close to Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, whose nationalism sparked the Serb rebellions in Croatia and Bosnia.

13.   He whipped up nationalist furor blamed for the Serb rebellions that sparked war in the former Yugoslav republics of Croatia and Bosnia.

14.   He told The Associated Press on Friday that most of his conversation with investigators centered on Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, who instigated Serb rebellions in Croatia and Bosnia.

15.   However, she has been at odds for years with Milosevic, the Communist-turned-nationalist who first instigated Serb rebellions in both Bosnia and Croatia.

16.   Last year, the Serb rebellion in Croatia which Bokan backed ended in defeat amid indications that Milosevic withdrew support for the rebels.

17.   Macedonia is also suffering from international trade sanctions imposed on its northern neighbor Yugoslavia for supporting Serb rebellions in Croatia and Bosnia.

18.   Many of the refugees feel betrayed by Milosevic, whose nationalist rhetoric stoked the Serb rebellions that started the wars in Croatia and Bosnia.

19.   Many refugees believe that Milosevic, who inspired Serb rebellions in Croatia and Bosnia with his nationalist rhetoric, betrayed them because he did not intervene when Croatia attacked.

20.   Milosevic fomented both Serb rebellions, first in Croatia, then in Bosnia.