1.   But the main Shiite opposition group is allied with Iran, and has distanced itself from the INC, citing the US support it receives.

2.   Despite all this, many powerful groups are allied to the opposition political parties in their bid to slow down the changes.

3.   The anti-Buchanan group is allied behind John Hagelin, who is already running for president under the banner of the Natural Law Party.

4.   Both groups are allied with the Bosnian Serbs, but are not party to the truce.

5.   Right-wing Christian groups were closely allied with Israel during the war.

6.   The groups theoretically are allied, but many former junta soldiers felt excluded when the rebels signed the peace accord.

7.   The groups theoretically are allied.

8.   The Iraqi Kurdish group is closely allied with Turkey, which controls supply lines into their enclave.

9.   The Karenni group is also allied with the largest insurgent force fighting the central government, the Karen National Union.

10.   The two groups are allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party, the main opposition in parliament.