21.   He says the ANC and more militant groups were backed by the former Soviet bloc with designs on all of southern Africa.

22.   Iran is believed to back the group.

23.   Iran, Iraq and Syria were all cited for backing terror groups.

24.   It also backs guerrilla groups fighting Israeli troops in South Lebanon.

25.   Iran, which has a majority Shiite population, traditionally has backed Shiite groups worldwide.

26.   It was not immediately clear whether the small group was backed by the majority of jobless militants.

27.   It was not immediately clear who backed the group, who its leaders were or where it was based.

28.   Particularly rewarding for Saddam was the demise of a CIA- backed opposition group which worked for his ouster from the area.

29.   Rwanda backs one group of rebels fighting the Congolese government.

30.   Rwanda supports the Congolese Rally for Democracy and two rival groups are backed by Uganda.