41.   Evidence emerged Tuesday that refugees still in Zaire have been attacked and killed in the eastern mountains by rebels fighting Hutu militias and the Zairian army.

42.   Fighting broke out Thursday between the Zairian army and stateless Tutsis after two massacres at missionary hospitals in eastern Zaire.

43.   Fighting in the region between rebels and Zairian army troops makes the return perilous.

44.   Fighting between Zairian army troops and rebels broke out eight weeks ago in eastern Zaire.

45.   Fighting in the region between rebels and Zairian army troops makes the return to Rwanda perilous.

46.   Frightened civilians emerged from hiding spots Tuesday for a glimpse of the Rwandan-backed force that drove the Zairian army west into the forests.

47.   France had proposed the council authorize sending a multinational force to eastern Zaire to reopen aid corridors closed by the fighting between Tutsi rebels and the Zairian army.

48.   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.

49.   He did not say who was sending the arms, but the Zairian army, which has been battling the rebels, was likely behind the airlift.

50.   Heavy fighting and Zairian army roadblocks have kept U.N. and aid workers from visiting the region.