1.   But opposition sources say that government control of internet use is more fragile than it might appear.

2.   Opposition sources also claimed that a number of senior civil and military officers had recently been detained or executed for anti-government activities.

3.   Opposition sources and neutral observers have generally dismissed the claim, crediting government troops with leading the attack.

4.   Opposition sources had earlier bared talks with Torres.

5.   Opposition sources have also accused the Taliban of killing civilians, particularly Shiite Muslims, in its attack on Mazar-e-Sharif.

6.   Opposition sources outside Iraq said at the time that Odai played a large part in the killings.

7.   Opposition sources outside Iraq, however, said Odai was seriously wounded and needed as many as four operations over the past two days.

8.   Opposition sources said that the Singaporeans did not contact them for a meeting.

9.   Opposition sources said they were defending themselves against a massive Taliban onslaught.