101.   The two communities are close to territory occupied by the Senegalese army, which has been battling rebels in the Casamance Democratic Forces Movement.

102.   Thirsty, hungry and exhausted, the refugees fled their camps in the Uvira region in eastern Zaire where Zairean troops are battling rebel Tutsis known as Banyamulenge.

103.   Ugandan authorities say the WNBF, which is believed to be fighting alongside Zairean government troops battling the rebels, operates from bases inside Zaire.

104.   Just west of Kikwit, meanwhile, units of the Zairean army were cut off from the rest of their forces and were battling rebels who hold the town.

105.   Security forces battled Moslem rebels in the southern Philippines for the second consecutive day Sunday, military officials said.

106.   The convoy was being escorted by Rwandan government forces who have been battling the rebel Rwanda Patriotic Front for control of the city during the past month.

107.   The government declared a state of emergency in November and for the first time deployed the army to battle the rebels.

108.   The killings coincided with a visit to Tripura by Indian Home Minister Indirjit Gupta, who promised more federal troops to battle the rebels.

109.   The killings coincided with a visit to Tripura by Indian Home Minister Indrajit Gupta, who promised to send more federal troops to battle the rebels.