1.   By the end of March the Iraqi armed forces had suppressed the southern rebellion and had recaptured a number of northern towns from Kurdish guerrillas.

2.   Relations between Iraq and Iran deteriorated seriously during March as the Iraqi government accused the Iranians of supporting the southern rebellion.

3.   By appointing Majid as Interior Minister, President Saddam placed him in charge of crushing the southern rebellion.

4.   Flamurtari of Vlora, the city at the heart of the southern anti-government rebellion that has wracked Albania for months, is playing Partizan Tirana for the Albanian championship.

5.   In Vlora, the focus of the southern rebellion, insurgency leaders rallied crowds to defend the city, claiming supporters of President Sali Berisha planned to attack.

6.   Vlora is at the heart of the southern anti-government rebellion that has wracked Albania for months.

7.   Vlora is the city at the heart of the southern anti-government rebellion that has wracked Albania for months.

8.   Diplomats had said it was intended as a final push to crush the southern rebellion.

9.   Khartoum apparently conceived the offensive as a final push to crush the southern rebellion draining its already overstretched coffers, diplomats said.

10.   Saleh succeeded in putting down the southern rebellion by force, as he had intended, with little interference from the international community.