11.   Major stood by his demand that the IRA at least begin to turn in its supposedly immense arms cache before Sinn Fein is allowed at the conference table.

12.   Once the arms cache was found, Alfonso, described as visibly agitated, also acknowledged a Venezuelan connection.

13.   Regional nations as well as Russia fear that arms caches can serve the purposes of Islamic militants anywhere in the world.

14.   Soldiers took up positions on rooftops and imposed a curfew on tens of thousands of people, as they searched for arms caches and suspected militants.

15.   Soon after he was captured, Andrade pointed the government forces to a series of rebel weapons deposits that amounted to the biggest rebel arms cache ever uncovered.

16.   Still, the arms cache has raised tensions, and Buthelezi and Mbeki backed out of a joint appearance at a prayer meeting scheduled for last weekend.

17.   The Afghans said they recovered arms caches, weapons and other gear from the caves, some of which were rigged with electricity.

18.   The discovery of the arms caches Monday renewed attention on the intentions and strategy of the IRA and its political arm, Sinn Fein.

19.   The government explains that it resorted to force only after it uncovered rebel arms caches outside Chiapas.

20.   The governors of Hidalgo, Veracruz and Guerrero met recently with Interior Minister Emilio Chuayfett to discuss large numbers of arms caches being found in those states.