41.   Russian forces today blocked roads and valley passes in an attempt to prevent Chechen rebels from raiding government positions from their mountain hideouts, news reports said.

42.   Security forces of the two countries were in close contact to prevent the rebels from crossing over to the bordering Indian states, she said.

43.   The army began using helicopter gunships to blast rebel hideouts and paved dirt roads to prevent rebels from planting mines.

44.   The attack was aimed at preventing the rebels from reinforcing their mountain camps, Med-TV said.

45.   The border guards opened fire Thursday to prevent the rebels from crossing the Pyandzh River into Tajikistan, the Russian Interfax news agency reported.

46.   The border has been sealed to prevent any rebel from crossing over to India, the officer said on condition of anonymity.

47.   Telephone links to Jaffna were cut off by the military last week to prevent the rebels from contacting their fighters who may be hiding in the city.

48.   The ban prevents rebels from raising funds in the United States and its members from entering that country.

49.   The army on Friday declared the area near the Armenian border as a military zone for six months in a move to prevent Kurdish rebels crossing into Turkey.

50.   The ban prevented the rebels from raising funds in the United States and its members from entering that country.