41.   Christopher said the government side also has a ways to go to comply.

42.   Coward said three soldiers, two Serbs and one from the government side, were wounded.

43.   Citing concerns about border security, neighboring Rwanda and Uganda backed the rebels, while Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola have provided forces to the government side.

44.   Earlier reports said there was heavy shelling Wednesday, apparently from the government side.

45.   Eight guerrillas were killed but there were no casualties on the government side, said Brigadier Sarath Munasinghe, the military spokesman.

46.   Following the outbreak in August of a rebellion against Congolese President Laurent Kabila, Angola intervened on the government side with troops and equipment.

47.   First Premier Norodom Ranariddh on Tuesday welcomed the defection of a high-ranking Khmer Rouge guerrilla and his men, and appealed to other rebels to join the government side.

48.   He gave no information on casualties on the government side.

49.   He and thousands of war-weary guerrillas joined the government side.

50.   He said early reports indicate the fire came from the government side.