11.   The Israelis said the Palestinians rejected an offer that would have created a Palestinian state, and launched the uprising in hopes of putting greater pressure on Israel.

12.   The rebels launched the uprising to demand basic rights and services for Indian peasants.

13.   The uncertainty over the agreement has heightened fears of renewed fighting in the southeastern state of Chiapas, where the Zapatistas launched their uprising three years ago.

14.   In October, the local people of these areas had launched an uprising against the Taliban and forced the militia to evacuate the territory after suffering heavy casualties.

15.   They were Hutus held in sway by extremist militias and Rwandan former soldiers before Tutsi rebels who have launched an uprising in eastern Zaire battled the gunmen.

16.   The constitutional changes are designed to meet demands by ethnic Albanians, some of whom launched an uprising in February last year.