21.   Rebels seized the town in a bid to disrupt Russian-ordered elections for a new leader of the republic and deputies to the new Russian parliament.

22.   Residents of Berat, reached by telephone, said rebels had seized the town and looted the army barracks.

23.   Rebels and their armed supporters blocked roads and seized towns around the Chiapas highlands.

24.   Rebels and supporters briefly seize towns and erect roadblocks.

25.   Rebels recently seized Wau town and has the airstrip within artillery range, but the army still controls a nearby garrison.

26.   Residents of Berat, also reached by telephone, said that town had been seized and the army barracks looted.

27.   Residents of Berat, reached by telephone, said that town had been seized and the army barracks looted.

28.   Residents of Berat, who were reached by telephone, said that town had been seized and the army barracks looted.

29.   Seizing town after town, Kabila urges government troops to give up, promising them freedom if they do.

30.   The Russians have tried to seize the town, a former Soviet missile base, since the start of the war.