31.   Brutal massacres have become the earmark of the Islamic insurgency as it enters its sixth year in January.

32.   But the coup triggered an Islamic insurgency.

33.   Decapitations have become an increasingly common form of killing since the start of an Islamic insurgency five years ago.

34.   Facing some of the worst butchery of the six-year Islamic insurgency, Algeria is rejecting a U.S. call for an international inquiry into the endless killing.

35.   Five years ago a canceled vote set off a bloody cycle of Islamic insurgency and government retaliation.

36.   French authorities have long feared that an Islamic insurgency in Algeria could spread across the Mediterranean to France.

37.   French authorities have long feared that an Islamic insurgency in Algeria could spread across the Mediterranean to France, the former colonial ruler with a large Algerian community.

38.   France has had long years of experience with Islamic militants from Algeria, wracked for nearly a decade by a brutal Islamic insurgency.

39.   He was the latest victim in an upsurge of violence in the North African nation where an Islamic insurgency has been underway for nearly five years.

40.   His controversial victory means he must now confront a crisis of confidence and credibility before tackling the problems of a nation still locked in an Islamic insurgency.