11.   The town, which has been in rebel hands since January, was seen as a potential base for a rebel offensive on the oilfields near Soyo.

12.   A source close to the presidency said Kikwit had fallen into rebel hands.

13.   A swath of territory in the east, bordering Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, remains in rebel hands.

14.   An American and a Filipino remain in rebel hands.

15.   But he denied that Kabila will take Katanga or lead the copper-rich province to secession, saying it too will be in rebel hands soon.

16.   But human rights groups criticized the elections because parts of Chechnya are still in rebel hands, and most areas controlled by Russian forces are not safe.

17.   But the road link to Jaffna remained in rebel hands.

18.   But the only highway to Jaffna remains in rebel hands.

19.   But the nearby areas are in rebel hands.

20.   Chechen fighter Ruslan Mirzhuyev shouted down a street in a part of the city once considered securely in rebel hands.