41.   Most militias loyal to ruling council of state members Taylor and Kromah earlier withdrew from positions they previously manned, making the advance of the Krahn fighters easier.

42.   On Friday, Liberian militias loyal to Charles Taylor and Roosevelt Johnson clashed early Friday near the provincial city of Kakata, military sources said.

43.   The airport has remained closed since the UN peacekeepers withdrew, with militias loyal to Aidid and Ali Mahdi occupying different sections of it.

44.   The bulk of the killings were blamed on hardline Hutu militias loyal to the ousted regime, many of whom have regrouped with the soldiers in the refugee camps.

45.   The airport has remained closed since the Blue Helmets withdrew, with militias loyal to Aidid and Ali Mahdi occupying different sections of it.

46.   The capital was quiet but tense Friday morning following street battles this week in the Bermuda neighbourhood between militias loyal to Aidid and Ali Mahdi.

47.   The massacres have been blamed on government soldiers and militias loyal to Habyarimana.