31.   The rebels now control a huge eastern swath of Congo and much of the territory southwest of Kinshasa, a critical region for transportation and power to the capital.

32.   The rebels now control most cities in eastern Congo, but have lost their ascendancy in the region southwest of Kinshasa.

33.   The Zairian military has offered little resistance, and the rebels now control about one-third of the country.

34.   When Russia seized Grozny several weeks ago, the government said the rebels controlled only a small area in the mountains to the south.

35.   People who wanted food were forced over to the government side, abandoning areas controlled by rebels.

36.   Police said Abu Sayyaf guerrillas seized the victims at gunpoint Saturday from a house in Kapatagan in Isabela province, where rebels control many hinterland areas.

37.   Police say the rebels control a major drug trafficking network in Turkey, an important trans-shipment point between Afghanistan and Western Europe and North America.

38.   Rebels control more territory, road links.

39.   Rebels control most of that area except for the mine itself.

40.   Rebels control most of the northern province.