21.   Dubica was one of the first places to fall into the rebel hands during the six-month conflict.

22.   Eastern Slavonia, the last Croatian region still in rebel hands, looms unresolvable.

23.   Early this month, Croatian forces crushed Serbs in southern Croatia, leaving only a strip of land in the far eastern part of the country in rebel hands.

24.   Eight missionaries, including six nuns, remain in rebel hands.

25.   Four others were killed and eight are believed to still be in rebel hands.

26.   He officiated at a news conference where those released told about their experiences in rebel hands.

27.   He also questioned why the resolution did not address the right of non-Serbs to return to their homes in the small area of Croatia still in rebel Serb hands.

28.   He claimed that the government had taken full control of Khodzhand and also freed its airport from the rebel hands that allows to quickly bring reinforcements to the region.

29.   However, army anti-kidnapping forces in Valledupar, the nearest city to the site of the abductions, said Araujo remained in rebel hands.

30.   However, army anti-kidnap forces in Valledupar, the nearest city to the site of the kidnappings, said Araujo remained in rebel hands.