1.   A week ago, rebels abducted dozens of soldiers after storming a military base near the border with Ecuador.

2.   Dozens were abducted and tortured.

3.   Police detained seven ethnic Albanian men carrying weapons, and their comrades retaliated by abducting dozens of Macedonian civilians.

4.   The guerrillas later abducted dozens more.

5.   They abducted dozens more over the following months.

6.   When their comrades retaliated by abducting dozens of Macedonian civilians, the three were killed in an unsuccessful rescue operation.

7.   According to the journalists, rebels killed seven civilians and abducted dozens of others before setting houses on fire.