41.   Backed into a few remaining strongholds, ethnic Albanian rebels in Kosovo fought Monday to cling to territory in the face of a punishing Serb offensive.

42.   Both republics are adjacent to Chechnya, where separatist rebels have been fighting Russian troops.

43.   Bodo rebels are fighting for greater autonomy in what they say is their traditional tribal land, which includes the corridor to mainland India.

44.   Buddhist rebels are fighting for control of the southeastern Chiggatong Hill Tracts, a region rich in timber, gas and oil.

45.   But the incident fueled fears that the conflict in Kosovo, where ethnic Albanian rebels are fighting for independence, could spread throughout the southern Balkans.

46.   But the driver, also a Kosovo Albanian, was reluctant to drive through areas where the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army is fighting the Serbs.

47.   But the Serb-led government appeared to be hardening its position on Kosovo, where ethnic Albanian rebels are fighting for independence.

48.   Claiming discrimination, Bodo tribal rebels fight for autonomy.

49.   Defense Minister Daniel Chea said government forces and rebels still were fighting Saturday in the central town of Gbarnga.

50.   Ethnic Albanian rebels have been fighting Yugoslav forces in the poor southern province of Yugoslavia.