11.   In recent months, they have been rearmed and fighting for the Zairian government.

12.   Local Zairian government forces, which have been without central command, might also be to blame, she said.

13.   Rwanda has denied the accusations, but has in turn accused the Zairian government of trying to wipe out the Tutsi living within its borders.

14.   Sunday the Zairian government rejected a plan proposed by UN envoy Raymond Chretien to create a safe haven and corridors for the refugees.

15.   The militias have maintained control over the refugee camps and joined Zairian government troops during the recent fighting.

16.   The plan to parachute food received another blow Thursday when the Zairian government announced opposition to airdrops over its soil.

17.   The Zairian government has permitted French and American troops, the United Nations and private aid groups to mount relief operations.

18.   The Zairian government soldiers, he said, did not appear to have the stomach for a battle.

19.   Then the Zairian government stopped paying civil servants, and her husband asked her to sell goods in a local market to make ends meet.

20.   They spent the day in intense negotiations to persuade the Zairian government not to follow through on its threat.