11.   Committed to installing an Islamic republic, the group has tried to isolate the Algerian government by driving foreigners out of the country.

12.   Few foreign journalists operate there because of the threat to their safety, and the Algerian government often withholds information on rebel attacks and military operations.

13.   Foreign governments, anxious to help the Algerian government regain control, talk of business as usual.

14.   France, which supports the Algerian military government, also has complained to the Clinton administration.

15.   France plays a crucial role in propping up the Algerian government with financial, intelligence and military aid.

16.   France strongly condemned the massacres in a statement Monday that called on the Algerian government to do its duty to insure the security of the civilian population.

17.   French officials said all those expelled were found to be supporting networks giving logistical and financial aid to fundamentalists fighting against the Algerian government.

18.   French officials said all those expelled were found to be supporting networks giving logistical and financial aid to fundamentalists fighting the Algerian government.

19.   France today provides the bulk of military, political and economic support to the beleaguered Algerian government in its war with the fundamentalists.

20.   Germany has suggested a high-powered EU mission to offer assistance to the Algerian government in fighting terrorism and helping its victims.