21.   John Ingram, president of the Hilton Head-Bluffton chapter of the NAACP, had said his group would not participate in a boycott.

22.   Main opposition groups are now participating in the government and the armed forces.

23.   Protestant groups participated in those talks.

24.   Since the peace deal was signed, the main opposition groups have been participating in a National Reconciliation Commission.

25.   Some of its leaders in the territories had urged that the group participate in the elections to have a say in the development of the autonomous areas.

26.   Some of its leaders in the territories had urged that the group participate in the election process to have a say in the development of the autonomous areas.

27.   That, essentially, is how religious groups have participated in government programs for years.

28.   The leader of the militant Islamic Hamas movement, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, told the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera that the group might participate in the elections.

29.   The main opposition groups are now participating in the government and the armed forces.

30.   The largest pro-government vigilante group in the area, Peace and Justice, denied involvement in the expulsions, but said a split-off group might have participated.