1.   Army Gen. David Sobrevilla has been charged with collusion with narco-traffickers, accepting payoffs and retiring an army base near a strategic airstrip.

2.   Its strategic airstrip was protected by forces loyal to the government but surrounded by brutal rebels who controlled the rest of eastern Sierra Leone.

3.   The forwardmost new Zairian positions appeared to be defensive but were still between Bukavu and its airport, indicating the Zairians still controled the strategic airstrip.

4.   The forwardmost new Zairian positions appeared to be defensive but were still between Bukavu and its airport, indicating the Zairians still controlled the strategic airstrip.