41. The rebels withdrew before police and army reinforcements arrived. 42. The rebels withdrew to jungle towns on the mainland, and the military shifted the battle there. 43. The rebels withdrew into the surrounding jungles. 44. The Security Council also demanded that the rebels withdraw from the port of Pweto on Lake Mweru in eastern Congo so the town can be demilitarized. 45. The United Nations asserts that the rebels have not withdrawn anything substantial. 46. The United Nations asserts that the rebels have not withdrawn anything. 47. The United Nations says the rebels have not withdrawn anything. 48. The state of emergency was imposed after the rebels withdrew from stalled peace talks and resumed attacks on police stations and infrastructure such as electricity and telephone lines. 49. The United Nations asserts the rebels have not withdrawn anything substantial. 50. Washington was once allied with UNITA but broke with the group after the rebels withdrew support for a U.N.-sponsored peace process. |