21.   He had moved quickly to rally warring factions against the Taliban, forming a northern alliance that has fought to prevent the Taliban from gaining full control of Afghanistan.

22.   Malaysia and Indonesia, who along with Brunei are the only predominantly Muslim countries in APEC, are fighting to prevent APEC from backing the U.S.-led bombings.

23.   Malaysia and Indonesia, both predominantly Muslim countries, are fighting to prevent APEC from backing the U.S.-led bombings.

24.   Massood had rallied warring factions against the Taliban, forming a northern alliance that has fought to prevent the Taliban from gaining full control of Afghanistan.

25.   Muslim rebels and government troops have agreed to halt a recent outbreak of fighting to prevent the situation from worsening, spokesmen from both sides said Thursday.

26.   Protesters have vowed to fight in order to prevent the city from falling into government hands.

27.   Traditional Indian coastal fishermen, fighting to prevent foreign trawlers from decimating fish stocks, have won support from eight other countries, their representative said Friday.

28.   While the United Nations strongly supports repatriation of the refugees, the militias have fought to prevent their return to Rwanda and Burundi.

29.   The organised use of cyanide in fishing promises untold riches for unscrupulous seafood exporters here, but threatens an environmental catastrophe that locals are desperately fighting to prevent.

30.   The movement has also fought to prevent the oil operations from damaging the local environment.