11.   He was ready to do anything to accomplish that, including pulling the rug from his rebel Serb allies and forcing them to the negotiating table.

12.   Kisangani itself is now divided, with Ugandan troops protecting Wamba and his followers in a downtown hotel and Rwandan troops and their rebel allies patrolling elsewhere.

13.   Koroma also denied speculation that his former junta soldiers and their rebel allies had split into different factions.

14.   Mbuji-Mayi became the focus of fighting in the south after Rwanda, Uganda and their rebel allies captured a lesser diamond city, Kisangani.

15.   On Monday, the government apologized for looting by its Congo rebel allies and asked them to control themselves.

16.   Regional leaders have failed to agree on the level of participation of Congolese rebels, with rebel allies favoring direct talks with rebel leaders.

17.   Since Kabbah was restored to power, former junta members and their rebels allies have been killing, maiming and raping thousands of civilians in remote areas.

18.   Serbs from Croatia and their rebel Muslim allies, who did not sign the truce agreement, have been fighting government troops around Velika Kladusa.

19.   The fighting stopped when the rebel allies overthrew the regime.

20.   The kidnappers have demanded food, medical supplies and asked for the release of Koroma, whom they claimed had been detained by their supposed rebel allies.