31.   But the security forces control most aspects of life and any sign of dissent is usually stamped out.

32.   By nightfall, Israeli forces controlled the entire town and enforced a round-the-clock curfew, though small bands of gunmen still roamed the streets.

33.   Capturing Mazar-e-Sharif would allow Afghan opposition forces to control supply routes and consolidate their position near the borders with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

34.   Eyewitnesses say thousands of Taliban fighters are amassing outside the Afghan capital for a final showdown against Rabbani, whose forces control the entire city.

35.   For months, federal forces have controlled most of Chechnya, but rebel guerrilla attacks have persisted.

36.   Gen. Ke Kim Yan, chief of staff of the government army, told The Associated Press that his forces have controlled Anlong Veng for two days.

37.   Government forces control Jaffna.

38.   He said that bursts of fire could be heard after the fall of the enclave, although Serb forces already controlled the area.

39.   His forces now control more than half the central African country, and he claims they will be in Kinshasa within the month.

40.   His forces now control more than half the central African country, and he has claimed they would be in Kinshasa in early May.