11. Naga tribal rebels have been fighting for decades for an independent homeland in the tiny neighboring state of Nagaland. 12. Rebels there are fighting for independence from the Russian Federation that Yeltsin governs. 13. Rebels have been fighting in this area since the conflict began in mid-February. 14. The Filipino rebels fought guerrilla style, drawing upon the civilian population for sustenance and moral support. 15. The rebels are fighting for the independence of Kosovo. 16. The rebels fought the Soviet Army in a real war, sheltered in mountains and caves, and their battlements and bunkers have been fortified by bin Laden. 17. The rebels then fought Uzbek troops for two months before retreating into the mountains along the border with another former Soviet neighbor, Tajikistan. 18. Outgunned, outnumbered Chechen rebels fought Russian soldiers street-by-street for control of Grozny Monday. 19. Patrick Coker, a U.N. spokesman, said the Revolutionary United Front rebels had fought two battles last week against the Kamajors, a pro-government militia of traditional hunters. 20. Paton said government troops generall held towns in the oil-rich former French colony while rebels were fighting from surrounding forests. |