1.   The government has threatened to take military action if the rebels do not withdraw from the area.

2.   Earlier in the week, a statement from a top adviser to Karadzic indicated the rebels would withdraw the guns but Mladic later refused.

3.   The rebels have withdrawn under heavy fire, only to re-emerge elsewhere.

4.   The rebels withdrew from the town hall, however, when state policemen opened fire on other rebels in the square, Ramos said.

5.   Within four days, the rebels would withdraw from the fortified positions they held during the conflict.

6.   A source close to the negotiations said the rebels have withdrawn some of the contentious proposals.

7.   As the rebels withdrew Monday, they blew up the communications tower near Jaffna and destroyed other public property, the military said.

8.   Bad weather delayed the arrival of reinforcement troops by a day, and it was uncertain when the rebels withdrew, the officers said.

9.   But most residents have evacuated the city, and the Tamil Tiger rebels apparently have withdrawn to fight elsewhere.

10.   But the rebels withdrew after burning the police station.