101. The rebels demanded release of jailed colleagues during a nearly four-month standoff that ended violently last week when commandos raided from secretly dug tunnels. 102. The rebels demanded Saturday a total military withdrawal from the area as a precondition for negotiations, Aventajado said. 103. The rebels demanded the Russian Interior Ministry allow them to proceed along another route and guarantee safe passage through Chechnya. 104. The rebels had demanded a Malaysian negotiator. 105. The rebels had demanded that President Joao Bernardo Vieira and his government step down and that a transition government be set up ahead of elections in July. 106. The rebels had demanded that the army suspend operations in the area as one condition for his release. 107. The rebels had demanded that their jailed comrades be freed, a condition Fujimori ruled out. 108. The rebels had demanded they be escorted en route to Chechnya by lawmakers and others to ensure their safety aboard the buses. 109. The rebels had demanded they be escorted en route to Chechnya to ensure their safety. 110. The rebels have demanded direct talks with Kabila and changes to proposals for the integration of Congolese and rebel forces into a single national army. |