41.   The rebels said they would respond to the Russian attacks with a new offensive.

42.   The rebels say that they have a similar motive.

43.   The rebels say they have also settled disputes of all kinds, from people arguing over unpaid debts to bickering over property.

44.   The rebels themselves say they are an amalgam of more than a dozen armed groups whose single aim is to overthrow the government.

45.   The rebel general said in a telephone interview that Taliban forces had mounted a half dozen counterattacks on his forces throughout the day.

46.   The rebels have said they will cease hostilities only after their demands for job-creating government policies, land redistribution and other matters are granted.

47.   The rebels said the food situation was so desperate that they were having to use their own rations to feed the thousands of displaced civilians inside the province.

48.   The rebels said their cease-fire would begin on Sunday at midnight.

49.   The rebels say that there are armed Hutu guerrillas among the refugees and that they only responded with fire after having been attacked.

50.   The rebels say there were only trying to halt a coup, a claim disputed by most historians and political analysts.