21.   Low-level fighting continued between government troops and a dwindling band of guerrillas in the mountains along the border as more refugees fled into Thailand.

22.   Recently their dwindling bands have turned increasingly to banditry.

23.   Ta Mok and a dwindling band of loyalists, including a captive Pol Pot, are reported to have headed for the Dongrek Mountains along the border.

24.   Their absence should deepen the isolation around Ta Mok and his dwindling band of loyalists, no matter what happens on the battlefield.