21.   Armed Karen insurgents, seeking more autonomy for their people, have been fighting the government for more than five decades.

22.   At one time, the Iraqi National Congress succeeded in bringing together Shiite Muslim groups, former ruling party officials and Kurdish guerrillas seeking autonomy in northern Iraq.

23.   At one time, it succeeded in bringing together Shiite Muslim groups, former ruling party officials and Kurdish guerrillas who sought autonomy in northern Iraq.

24.   At various times, the dissidents have succeeded in bringing together Shiite Muslim groups, former ruling party officials and Kurdish guerrillas who sought autonomy in northern Iraq.

25.   Attacks by the Islamic government on Christian and animists seeking autonomy for southern Sudan have angered U.S. religious groups.

26.   At first, the delegates at Prizren proclaimed their loyalty to the Ottoman Empire, seeking only autonomy for the Albanian-speaking community.

27.   Autonomy is being sought.

28.   Beijing is the major arms supplier for the junta, which faces decades-old rebellions by ethnic minorities in the east seeking greater autonomy.

29.   Both are seeking autonomy for Iraqi Kurdish areas but they are at sharp odds over what policy to adopt toward the central government in Baghdad to achieve their objective.

30.   But the government ruled out holding a referendum, fearing it could lead to more violence between separatists and those seeking autonomy.