1.   But in Burundi, the Tutsi-dominated army controls the cities, and the Hutu guerrillas control the countryside.

2.   In central, north and northeastern Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance controls the countryside and the roads are mostly safe from bandits.

3.   The Malaitan rebels control the capital while the armed Isatabu group controls the countryside.

4.   He and his supporters have clearly consolidated their grip on the Afghan capital and control more countryside than any single opposition faction.

5.   Burundi is already in a state of war, with Tutsis controlling the towns and the armed forces, while Hutus and their armed militias control the countryside.

6.   The imam supports Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess, who controls the countryside immediately around Kismayo and is allied to south Mogadishu warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid.