21.   Peace accords negotiated over the past five years do not guarantee the egalitarian society for which the rebels fought.

22.   Police have detained thousands of Tamil civilians in Colombo,, after the rebels resumed fighting.

23.   Rebels are fighting a Nigerian-led coalition that is backing the government for control of Freetown.

24.   Rebels are fighting a Nigerian-led coalition that is backing the government for control of the capital Freetown.

25.   Rebels are fighting either for a Muslim homeland independent of the predominantly Hindu India, or to join neighboring Islamic Pakistan.

26.   Rebels are fighting for a homeland in the north and the east for the minority Tamils, who complain of discrimination in jobs and education by the majority Sinhalese.

27.   Rebels are fighting for a separate homeland for minority Tamils in the north and the east.

28.   Rebels are fighting for a separate homeland for minority Tamils.

29.   Rebels are fighting Indonesian troops in both regions.

30.   Rebels are fighting to create a homeland for the minority Tamils, who, they say, are discriminated against by the majority Sinhalese community.