21.   In each town, demoralized and unpaid Zairian troops would loot everything in sight before retreating from the advancing rebels without putting up a fight.

22.   In October, the refugees fled their camps near Bukavu ahead of advancing Zairian rebels and hid in the dense forest without any relief aid.

23.   In the past, fleeing Zairian soldiers have looted towns, including aid agencies, before retreating from advancing rebels with little opposition.

24.   In the past, fleeing Zairian soldiers have looted towns, including aid agencies, before retreating from advancing rebels.

25.   It was unclear if the incursion into Uganda was the organized strike long threatened by Zairian authorities or a raid by troops fleeing the advancing rebels in Zaire.

26.   It began overnight when three top generals told the ailing president that they could not defend the capital from advancing rebels.

27.   Kabila said they were not fleeing because of fear of his advancing rebels.

28.   Last week, the United Nations evacuated dozens of staff members from the city after it was briefly shelled by the advancing rebels.

29.   Many Hutus fled in the wake of the advancing rebel army for fear of reprisal.

30.   Mobutu Sese Seko, the ousted dictator of the former Zaire, reportedly employed Bosnian Serb mercenaries in an attempt to fight off advancing rebels loyal to Laurent Kabila.