1. Dissension between the Peshawar politicians and the resistance commanders brings glad tidings to Kabul. 2. Resistance commanders say they are just waiting for orders from their Defense Ministry before launching their offensive. 3. Some resistance commanders say that they are eager to fight but that their bellies and their bandoliers are still too light. 4. Cambodian government troops renewed attacks Friday on resistance forces near the Thai border, prompting the resistance commander to call attempts to hold cease-fire talks meaningless. 5. However, the resistance commander was not offered a new position in the army after the recent reintegration of royalist troops. 6. Ranariddh on Thursday told his resistance commanders to shelve their demand for amnesty and to move toward integration into the government-controlled Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. 7. Resistance commander Serey Kosal said Monday that a list of names of army officials and soldiers was already prepared for integration. 8. Serey Kosal and top resistance commander Nhek Bunchhay were convicted for treason in a show trial in March, but were given full pardons under the recent coalition deal. 9. The renewed fighting prompted the resistance commander, Gen. Nhek Bunchhay, to call attempts to hold cease-fire talks meaningless. |