1.   After Kabila expelled Rwandan troops, Rwanda began backing the rebels.

2.   But government shelling and the expulsion of villagers suspected by government forces of backing the rebels helped escalate support for the rebels.

3.   Congolese rebels are backed by Uganda and Rwanda.

4.   In East Africa, Rwanda and Uganda both back the rebels but disagree on strategy.

5.   Next door in Sierra Leone, he has backed the rebels of the Revolutionary United Front, who have given him diamonds in return for guns.

6.   Rwanda and Uganda have backed rebel groups opposed to Kabila and stationed their own troops in Congo.

7.   Then Uganda and Rwanda began backing rebels to overthrow Kabila.

8.   Then, Uganda and Rwanda began backing rebels to overthrow Kabila.

9.   Ugandan officials counter that they face difficult odds and that if Sudan continues to back the rebels, it will take years to eradicate them.

10.   Unita supported the Mobutu regime, while the Luanda government backed the rebels who deposed him.