11.   The executions were officially reported at the time by the military.

12.   The group said its statistics were only partial because they were based on reports in the Chinese press and authorities do not allow all executions to be reported.

13.   The dissidents had, however, reported the execution of only one officer, Lt. Gen. Kamel Sachet, after Saddam discovered the alleged plot.

14.   The execution was reported by the News Agency of Nigeria.

15.   The executions were reported by the Al-Ahram newspaper in its Monday edition.

16.   The mass executions have been reported by many Irbil residents and by Iraqi opposition groups, though no witnesses to the killings have been found.

17.   The group said hundreds of East Timorese activists remained missing and dozens more imprisoned, though no executions were reported.

18.   The mass executions have been reported by many Irbil residents and by Iraqi opposition groups, but no witnesses have been found.

19.   The pace has not slackened with TV and newspapers reporting more executions daily.

20.   There was no explanation why the executions were reported Thursday.