1.   American mistakes were compounded by U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who allowed the United Nations to become embroiled in local clan feuds, compromising its neutrality.

2.   The gift came from a powerful local clan called the Populzai.

3.   The police and army do little to keep order as bandits, led by local Albanian clan leaders, control the territory.

4.   Yeltsin said that instead, he wanted his representatives to deal directly with field commanders, local clan leaders and regional officials.

5.   Two Finns kidnapped on a yacht in the same region in May by SSDF militiamen were later released unharmed after the intervention of local clan elders.

6.   Faced with the oppressive policies adopted by the Chinese, her father organised seven local clans into a resistance movement.

7.   Local clan chiefs were notified and the WFP was awaiting assurances of safe passage before resuming deliveries, the WFP spokesman said.

8.   Local clan chiefs were notified and the WFP was awaiting assurances of safe passage before resuming deliveries, the source said.

9.   Police said one of the two suspects may be linked to a local Mafia clan.

10.   Southern leader Ali Salem al-Baid was reportedly holding more meetings with local clan leaders in a bid to get them to help repel the northern forces.