11.   His and six other factions have been battling for control of the country ever since.

12.   Implementation also was delayed when Saddam sent troops into northern Iraq to support one Kurdish faction battling another.

13.   In addition, rival political factions have been battling one another when they are not fighting the security forces.

14.   Kurdish factions battled on three fronts around this regional capital Friday, with one side claiming it had recaptured a town lost earlier this week to its rival.

15.   Rival rebels factions have been battling for control of the country for nearly five years, leaving it in ruins and hundreds of thousands of children without homes.

16.   Ten separate Islamic factions have been battling in Afghanistan since they ousted a communist government three years ago.

17.   The fighting quickly spread to Mazar-e-Sharif where warring factions battled with rocket launchers and automatic weapons.

18.   The Embassy is in the Mamba Point diplomatic section, where rival factions battled for control throughout the afternoon.

19.   The factions have sometimes battled each other more than they have fought government forces.

20.   The fighting quickly spread to Mazar-e-Sharif, where warring factions battled with rocket launchers and automatic weapons.