41. However he doubted that Kabila, as he announced Sunday, would really stop his advance on all fronts, thereby giving government forces time to regroup. 42. The OAU-UN official said Kabila for his part had ordered his troops to stop their advance on all fronts. 43. The rebels stop their advance a few kilometers from the zone. 44. The United States urged Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila Friday to order his forces to stop their advance on Kinshasa and to negotiate a peaceful transfer of power. 45. The students then moved in, supported by tanks and artillery, and clashed with the presidential forces, which used jets to stop the advance. 46. Zairean rebel leader Laurent Kabila has ordered his troops to stop their advance on all fronts, OAU-UN envoy Mohamed Sahnoun said Sunday. 47. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns urged Kabila to order his forces to stop their advance on Kinshasa and to negotiate a peaceful transfer of power. 48. The government also accused the Chechens of using makeshift chemical weapons in a bid to stop the advance of Russian forces. |