21.   Militiamen loyal to rebel leader Roosevelt Johnson finally abandoned the barracks earlier this week and heavily armed peacekeepers now surround the perimeter and main entrances.

22.   Militiamen loyal to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid drove around south Mogadishu on Wednesday using loudspeakers mounted on vehicles to denounce the American landing as the arrival of new colonialists.

23.   Militiamen loyal to Hussein Hajji Bod who were guarding the convoy refused to pay, and both sides opened fire, a witness said on condition of anonymity.

24.   Militiamen loyal to Roosevelt Johnson finally abandoned the barracks earlier this week and heavily armed peacekeepers now surround the perimeter and main entrances.

25.   Most of the fighters were militiamen loyal to different factions.

26.   North Mogadishu is controlled by militiamen loyal to Ali Mahdi Mohamed.

27.   On Thursday, officials said hundreds of militiamen loyal to Aidid had redeployed from Mogadishu to defend against an Ethiopian incursion.

28.   Refugees and locals alike scoffed Wednesday at Turkish reports that the site is used to hone the skills of militiamen loyal to captured Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

29.   Taliban officials said their troops retreated, and denied that their fighters were forced back by militiamen loyal to rival Ahmed Shah Massood.

30.   The fighting erupted in June when Lissouba attempted to disarm militiamen loyal to Sassou-Nguesso in advance of presidential elections that both men were planning to contest.