11.   After toppling Barre, opposition leaders turned on each other and the country descended into anarchy run by faction leaders and their heavily armed gunmen.

12.   The country then descended into chaos as faction leaders turned against one another.

13.   Tsvangirai, who plans to stand against Mugabe, urged supporters not to retaliate, lest the country descend further into lawlessness and chaos.

14.   A classified CIA report had warned the country could descend into chaos if measures are not taken to control ethnic tensions, The New York Times said.

15.   The authorities in Ankara said the Europeans and Americans were concerned about Turkey being destabilised and feared Islamic fundamentalists taking hold of power if the country descended into anarchy.