31.   Experts say the ELN has been debilitated by a string of military defeats and is ready to end its insurrection.

32.   France suggested Friday that embattled Zairian leader Mobutu Sese Seko meet with rebel leader Laurent Kabila, who has given him an ultimatum to resign or face military defeat.

33.   He predicted signs of discord could tempt government hardliners to press for a full military defeat of the rebels.

34.   In addition, the rebel military brass is still smarting from military defeat at the hands of government troops last fall.

35.   In addition, the rebel military brass is still smarting from military defeat by government troops last fall.

36.   It said a full-scale North Korean invasion would be possible only if its hard-line communist leadership were prepared for the worst-case scenario of military defeat.

37.   Kohl has little interest in celebrating the military defeat of the Third Reich.

38.   Lebed signed a peace deal in August after the rebels inflicted a major military defeat on Russian forces in Chechnya.

39.   Meanwhile, some Croatian and Bosnian Serb soldiers, demoralized by recent military defeats, reportedly were fleeing into Serb-led Yugoslavia to avoid further fighting.

40.   Meanwhile, some Croatian and Bosnian Serb soldiers, demoralized by recent military defeats, were reported fleeing into Serb-led Yugoslavia to avoid further fighting.