101.   Peace negotiations, they say, will be problematic, because rebel forces are growing in size and territorial strength.

102.   People here never supported the radical Islamic militias that make up a large part of rebel forces still fighting in the mountains south of Grozny.

103.   Rebel forces also participated in the attacks, forcing tens of thousands of refugees to abandon the camps for the jungle.

104.   Rebel forces are nearing the capital.

105.   Rebel forces in Angola, Liberia and Sierra Leone have prospered by exploiting diamonds and timber in regions that lie far beyond government control.

106.   Rebel forces apparently received an alert that U.S. and British attacks would start soon because alliance flights from Dushanbe were abruptly cancelled Sunday.

107.   Rebel forces have been readying themselves in recent days for a new offensive, displaying new equipment and parading troops during a recent large-scale exercise.

108.   Rwanda and Uganda also want Kabila to talk directly with the rebel forces they back inside Congo.

109.   Rebel forces said the fighting near Dara-i-Suf was an exchange of artillery and heavy fire, not an infantry attack.

110.   Russia, for its part, believes that bin Laden is aiding rebel forces in Chechnya and might be happy to support American moves against him.