1.   Refugees have entered the south of the country and are spreading northwards.

2.   It will likely be tougher for the opposition to maintain its momentum as it enters the south, the Pashtun heartland.

3.   Islamic militants entered the south after the defeat of separatists last year in a two-month civil war against the north.

4.   Kim said he had entered the south by sea and that he was married with one daughter who lived in Pyongyang, they said.