21.   Rebels and bandits roam the countryside.

22.   A lack of communication between communities is no surprise in violence-wracked Albania, where bandit gangs freely roam the countryside and people fear to leave their homes.

23.   Bandit gangs with no political allegiances also roam the countryside.

24.   Bihar is widely regarded as the most lawless state in India and armed gangs boldly roam the countryside, extorting money and often killing people for ransom.

25.   Gangs of armed Dayaks still roaming the countryside and burning empty houses belonging to the Madurese made no attempt to interfere with the army-led convoys.

26.   Hall said he saw gaunt children and adults roaming a countryside stripped of trees, gathering twigs and gleaning what was left of the harvest.

27.   Hansen said the longer the fighters roam the countryside, the more likely the fragile August cease-fire will collapse.

28.   Troops have reoccupied town centers in Vista Hermosa and four other towns, but FARC guerrillas still roam the countryside.

29.   UNITA often stages hit-and-run attacks, while armed bandits roam the countryside.

30.   The Turkish troops were expected to assist local police and, by their presence, deter highway attacks by armed bands who roam the countryside, he said.