31. To fight the rebels, the military is spending more. 32. When Megawati Sukarnoputri made her first major speech as president of Indonesia in August, she apologized for abuses committed by soldiers fighting separatist rebels. 33. Paramilitaries, who operate with the tacit support of the armed forces, have had success fighting the rebels in areas where the armed forces have not. 34. Pastrana has sought greater U.S. assistance in fighting the rebels. 35. President names new top general to fight rebels. 36. Police said those killed were former members of the PWG who had switched sides and were helping security forces to fight the rebels. 37. A day earlier, soldiers fought the rebels in the jungles of Talipao town, leaving six Abu Sayyaf members dead. 38. A military court Tuesday sentenced a folk singer to two months in jail for appealing to mothers to keep their children from fighting Kurdish rebels. 39. A military helicopter has crashed in northern Uganda where the army is fighting rebels, and several people were killed, an army spokesman said Friday. 40. A state of war would give the government sweeping power to fight rebels and give President Boris Trajkovski the ability to rule by decree. |