31.   Turkey set off the crisis this month by threatening to take military action against Syria if it did not stop supporting Kurdish rebels.

32.   Papua New Guinea does not support the rebels, but many of its people sympathize with them because they are of the same Melanesian ethnic stock.

33.   A week of reconciliation talks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa ended in failure Saturday after the Eritrean delegation accused Sudan of continuing to support Eritrean rebels.

34.   After being suspected of supporting the rebels, the officers fled into neighboring Congo.

35.   Algeria regards the annexation as illegal and has been supporting the rebels.

36.   Algiers has supported rebels seeking to establish their own government.

37.   After the attack, human rights groups say the military to launch a scorched-earth campaign, burning thousands of villages suspected of supporting the rebels.

38.   Although it aided Ocalan, Athens denies supporting the rebels.

39.   Although there is support on the streets, the Turkish government has been hesitant to support the rebels out of fear of alienating Russia, a major trade partner.

40.   Ankara claims Syria has long supported the rebels, offering them arms and refuge.