11.   The new president ruled out the commitment of U.S. troops to help the rebels, and within three days of the landing, the invasion force was decimated.

12.   This move helped the rebels.

13.   Thousands of Namibian soldiers have been sent to Congo, at great expense, to help battle rebels there.

14.   People caught trying to help the rebels are handed over to U.S. jailers at Camp Bondsteel.

15.   President Omar el-Bashir accused Operation Lifeline Sudan, a relief effort involving U.N. and voluntary agencies, of helping rebels battling government troops in the south.

16.   Police say journalists have been arrested on suspicion of helping the rebels by publishing false stories intended to weaken security agencies.

17.   Although both countries deny helping the rebels, they say they retain the right to intervene in the conflict if it affects their vital interests.

18.   Annan said he planned to meet on Thursday with the presidents of Uganda and Rwanda, who deny their forces are helping Congolese rebels.

19.   And better roads would help the rebels.

20.   At the same time, the Sudanese government is reportedly helping Ugandan rebels who are fighting the southern Sudanese rebels.