21.   An angry Zedillo has vowed he will not negotiate with the new rebel group.

22.   And any weakening of military support for the government in the capital, Kinshasa, could tempt one or more of the rebel groups to take power by force.

23.   And pipelines and oil workers are constantly threatened by one or another of the rebel groups.

24.   And in recent years, rebel groups have set up units in the Santa Marta and Tayrona regions in response to increased army pressure.

25.   And many rebel commanders have been soured by what they view as the failures of other rebel groups that negotiated.

26.   Another Colombian rebel group, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, routinely bombs oil pipelines.

27.   And, they say, now is the time because the force finally seems to be making headway against the largest rebel group in Sierra Leone.

28.   Another rebel group, in northwest Congo, has made a similar announcement.

29.   Another rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, has also had links to bin Laden, officials here say.

30.   Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe are backing the Congolese government in its fight against rebel groups backed by Uganda and Rwanda.