11.   There, he successfully negotiated a cease-fire in Croatia to allow a U.N. peacekeeping force to enter and disarm warring militias.

12.   They have asked Arafat, who heads Al Fatah as well as the PLO as a whole, to disarm the militias.

13.   Outraged, Lissouba vowed to disarm the militias.

14.   Palestinian police officials said Wednesday that they would disarm militias in all West Bank areas that come under PLO control.

15.   Palestinian police officials have said they would disarm militias in all West Bank areas that come under PLO control.

16.   A European Union official Saturday said any multinational force to aid refugees in eastern Zaire also should have the authority to disarm militias.

17.   An attempt by the military to disarm a militia loyal to a presidential candidate ended in a shootout Thursday, leaving at least one soldier dead.

18.   Both countries said they would withdraw only after U.N. troops deploy and the Rwandan Hutu militia is disarmed.

19.   But he acknowledged the difficulty of disarming the militias.

20.   But his own power base began to diminish as the army disarmed militias and the state spread its authority over many parts of the country.