11.   Berisha no longer controls much of the country, where almost every household has weapons that once belonged to the government and where armed gangs still terrorize large swaths.

12.   A few engaged in open arguments at gunpoint with rival armed gangs, or displayed their Taliban prisoners with broad-chested glee.

13.   A turf war among the armed gangs that roam the night with impunity?

14.   But a report by Amnesty International said the armed gangs who opened fire apparently acted on behalf of the local mayors.

15.   But some Mohawks on the reservation have voiced relief that heavily armed smuggling gangs have been targeted by the feds.

16.   But the armed gangs could not agree on how to divvy up the booty.

17.   Citing concerns about armed gangs of anti-Taliban fighters, the United Nations pulled its international staff out of Mazar-e-Sharif this week.

18.   Crime is also a major problem, with armed gangs attacking villagers and city dwellers alike.

19.   His armed gang worked closely with Serbian secret police and military, at first in Croatia and later in Bosnia.