11.   The Irish side believes that the IRA views even token disarmament as a humiliating surrender that would only provoke an internal split and a return to violence.

12.   The internal split could undermine the effectiveness of any agreement reached by the delegation and the government of Myanmar, also known as Burma.

13.   The IRA also has suffered internal splits over its disarmament pledges.

14.   The party has been weakened by internal splits in recent years, and had six lawmakers in the latest Lok Sabha, the powerful lower house of parliament.

15.   The Taliban also appeared anxious to dispel any rumors of an internal split.

16.   They dismissed talk that it reflected serious party problems or an internal split growing wider.

17.   - preventing renewed internal splits within Bosnia.

18.   But internal splits have weakened the rebels, enabling the government forces to overrun many of their positions.

19.   But the collapse of communism worldwide and a bitter internal split has severely weakened the movement.

20.   The peace process has not been helped by the internal splits within the two camps over recent months.