21.   As government troops moved in, the rebels fled with an ambulance and took five nurses with them.

22.   As rebels fled with Ruttnig and two Colombian hostages their car overturned, killing one kidnapper and one of the Colombian hostages.

23.   Basilan Gov. Wahad Akbar said the Abu Sayyaf rebels fled the town on Basilan island early Sunday, covering themselves with volleys of gunfire.

24.   But a new problem for the region arose when Turkey said it will send troops into northern Iraq to prevent Kurdish rebels fleeing the fighting from crossing its border.

25.   But Fujimori said he is open to having the rebels flee to another country, once they release all the hostages.

26.   But Huambo fell last week to government troops and the rebels fled.

27.   By May, the rebels had fled from the entire Jaffna Peninsula, which they had governed as their own kingdom for five years.

28.   Dominguez said the remaining rebels fled the military assault, leaving behind dozens of assault rifles, machine-guns and some radio equipment.

29.   Gautam said the rebels had fled by Tuesday morning and soldiers retrieved automatic guns and ammunition from the battlefield.

30.   Fujimori also said he is open to having the rebels flee to another country, once they release all the hostages.