31.   Any Zairian army successes are likely to be attributed in part to assistance from foreign mercenaries, who are reported to be active across the rebel-held region.

32.   Annan did not specifically say the Zairian army was arming the refugees.

33.   Annan did not specifically say it was the Zairian army arming the refugees.

34.   Backed by the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan army, the Zairian Tutsis struck back, driving the poorly equipped Zairian army and the Hutu refugees from along the border.

35.   But French troops in central and west Africa have been on alert since rebels in eastern Zaire first routed the Zairian army in the region in October.

36.   But the head of the Zairian army claims his troops have pushed the rebels out of Bukavu.

37.   Croatian and Bosnian Serb mercenaries, who appear in charge at the airport where the Zairian army has its regional headquarters, have said the perimeters are mined.

38.   During the Cold War, the Zairian army was propped up and trained by Western allies using the country to spy on its communist neighbors.

39.   Earlier in the week, U.N. security sources reported fighting between the Zairian army and ethnic Tutsis around the Kibumba refugee camp in Goma.

40.   Faced with expulsion, the Banyamulenge took up arms and have been fighting the Zairian army.