31.   The rival factions have clashed in the Degala area since Thursday.

32.   The relationship between Boley and Taylor is said to be tense and their respective factions have clashed in violation of the Abuja accord.

33.   The two Kurdish factions clashed several times last year in a bitter power struggle.

34.   The two Kurdish factions clashed several times last year in a fierce power struggle.

35.   The two Kurdish factions also clashed several times last year in a fierce power struggle.

36.   The two Kurdish factions have been clashing in northern Iraq during the past week.

37.   Three people were killed in a shootout with police early Friday as rival taxi factions clashed at Hammanskraal just north of here, police said.

38.   Twelve rebels were killed when two rebel factions clashed in the Kibira forest in central Burundi, a government official said Saturday.

39.   Iraq has been trading normally with its northern provinces despite difficulties in some areas where rival Kurdish factions have clashed, Commerce Minister Mohammad Mehdi Saleh said Thursday.

40.   Rival Kurdish factions clashed for control of the strategic region of Degala in northern Iraq on Sunday, the two sides said.