1.   He called on the rebels to hold talks with the government.

2.   The rebels had held Makati since Saturday, firing mortars and machine guns at government troops ringing the district.

3.   The rebels held the ports of Andalusia and Galicia, but the Mediterranean and Pyrenean communication routes were still under Republican control.

4.   Before the assault, Moscow said the rebels had held four Chechen policemen hostage, a charge denied by the rebels and independent witnesses.

5.   Before the Russian assault, Moscow said the rebels had held four Chechen policemen hostage, a charge denied by the rebels and independent witnesses.

6.   A government helicopter gunship slammed rockets into the hillside just west of Tetovo, where rebels hold positions, and several soldiers and civilians were reported wounded.

7.   All Tuesday morning, tanks, ranged on the main road close to the border, shelled the hillsides where the KLA rebels holds positions amid mountain villages.

8.   But it is true that the rebels now hold a sizable swath of territory, with few Slavic civilians or government soldiers still there.

9.   By contrast, the rebels have been holding parades to show off their new recruits.

10.   For months, the rebels had held drills simulating such an attack, practicing how they would kill their hostages if the troops came in, Gumucio said.