41.   The massacre was in revenge for the bombing deaths of German soldiers carried out by resistance forces a day before.

42.   The resistance force was formed after Hun Sen deposed Ranariddh in a July coup.

43.   The resistance forces are unable to advance their front lines, however, due to their own defensive blanket of mines.

44.   The resistance forces destroyed a tank on Thursday belonging to the forces of Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, Thai military officers said.

45.   The resistance forces, who have dug in and reinforced their positions during the rainy months, destroyed two of eight tanks sent against them on the first day.

46.   The resistance forces, who say they are running out of ammunition, hope monsoon rains will soon halt military activity and give them time to rearm and regroup.

47.   The two are locally prominent former commanders of Afghan resistance forces in the war against Soviet invaders and are not members of the Taliban.

48.   They seemed determined to advance, even though they believe the resistance forces have strewn hundreds of land mines and booby traps on its slopes.

49.   They were carried out as revenge for the bombing deaths of German soldiers by resistance forces.

50.   Troops loyal to Hun Sen have been incensed by coverage of the fighting, including inflated casualty figures and false claims that resistance forces have destroyed two government tanks.