31.   Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was prepared for talks with Maskhadov, but only if he gets the rebels to surrender.

32.   Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would talk with Maskhadov -- if he gets the rebels to surrender.

33.   Ten rebels had surrendered and the guerrillas had also asked for donations of blood for their wounded, he said.

34.   The commander said four rebels were now surrendering, and at least one was being killed each day.

35.   The government rejected the truce, calling instead for the rebels to surrender.

36.   The government, which refuses to talk with rebels it considers terrorists, demands that the rebels surrender or flee the country.

37.   The rebels surrendered their weapons in exchange for promised political reform.

38.   The president has repeatedly said she will only negotiate when the rebels surrender their weapons.

39.   The rebels surrendered a week later after the United States and the European Union threatened to cut off vital aid.

40.   The rebels surrendered under an amnesty passed three years ago which allows rebels to surrender without fear of prosecution.