1.   But when the rebels swept through Freetown in January, killing, looting and burning, foreigners working for UNICEF and other international organizations were evacuated.

2.   The rebels have swept across much of the eastern countryside in recent weeks.

3.   The rebels have swept much of the eastern countryside in recent weeks.

4.   The rebels swept through this village in a bloody operation to settle scores with unarmed villagers.

5.   Rebels have swept through eastern Zaire with amazing speed and efficiency, managing to capture six major towns and a gold mine in only five months.

6.   As Rwandan Hutu militias began to flee Mugunga, advancing Zairian rebels swept through the sprawling camp.

7.   Backed once again by Rwanda and Uganda, the rebels have swept through the eastern half of Congo.

8.   But in January rebels again swept through Freetown, the Sierra Leone capital, which is guarded by mainly Nigerian forces.

9.   In May, anti-government rebels swept the former Zaire and forced longtime French ally President Mobutu Sese Seko to flee.

10.   In November, rebels swept through the zone, killing four police officers and seizing Serb police positions.