31.   The Russians began bombarding and encircling Chechnya after Islamic rebels based there made incursions in August into the Russian-ruled republic of Dagestan to its east.

32.   The trip, which takes seven hours, takes passengers along a route through a region in the Atlas Mountains made dangerous by years of attacks by Islamic rebels.

33.   The train takes passengers from the Algerian capital of Algiers along a route through a region in the Atlas Mountains made dangerous by years of attacks by Islamic rebels.

34.   The United States supported Islamic rebels in Afghanistan.

35.   This is the second major Russian offensive against the Islamic rebels in the city, who have stubbornly refused to surrender.

36.   When the Russian military began its campaign against the Islamic rebels, its generals vowed to win a speedy victory and hold down Russian losses.

37.   With the most zealous Islamic rebels still in no mood to allow his government any stake in the future, the situation suddenly worsened.

38.   Pakistan says it only lends moral support to the Islamic rebels.

39.   Pakistan routinely refers to Islamic rebels as mujahedeen, meaning holy warriors.

40.   Pakistan-based Islamic rebels fighting Indian forces in Kashmir urge their hosts to continue supporting their struggle.