21.   The joint cease-fire monitoring committee of Liberian rebels and U.N. military observers are investigating the incident.

22.   The United Nations refugee agency called on Liberian rebels Thursday to release five nurses they abducted last week during fighting near the border with Sierra Leone.

23.   Armed Liberian rebels raided a Guinean village on the border with Liberia, leaving an unknown number of wounded, reliable sources said here on Friday.

24.   Liberian rebel spokesman Charles Bennie on Friday explained that his group was boycotting the talks because they aimed at paving the way for discussions with Taylor.

25.   Liberian rebels on Monday attacked the town of Arthingon near Monrovia, military sources and diplomats said as witnesses reported hearing artillery fire in the Liberian capital.

26.   Liberian rebels ambushed five timber trucks over the weekend, killing an unspecified number of people and wounded many others, witnesses said Thursday.

27.   Liberian rebels fighting government forces in the north of the country are ready for peace talks with Monrovia, a leading opposition politician said Monday.

28.   Police said a column of Liberian rebels had fired on Ivory Coast policemen after they had been called on to stop.

29.   The Liberian rebels had told AFP Saturday that Jenkins was safe in their custody.