11.   The rebels are widely believed to have killed, maimed and raped thousands of villagers.

12.   The rebels have killed, maimed and raped thousands of people in a mass terror campaign in their bid to topple government of democratically elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.

13.   Witnesses say they have killed, maimed and raped thousands of people in a brutal campaign to oust Kabbah.

14.   Witnesses and international aid groups say the rebels have killed, maimed and raped thousands of civilians in their drive to oust President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.

15.   Witnesses say the rebels have killed, maimed and raped thousands of people in their brutal campaign to oust Kabbah.

16.   Witnesses say they have killed, maimed and raped thousands of civilians.

17.   Witnesses say they have killed, maimed and raped thousands of people in a brutal campaign to oust the government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.

18.   Bangladesh, former East Pakistan, became independent after a nine-month war during which the Pakistani army slaughtered some three million Bengalis and raped thousands of women.