51.   However, the statement also claimed the rebels seized automatic weapons, an anti-aircraft gun and large amounts of ammunition aboard the train.

52.   Hundreds of hostages have been released since rebels seized the house during a cocktail party.

53.   In a subsequent six-month war the rebels seized one third of Croatia.

54.   In a swift seven-month offensive, rebels have seized nearly half of Zaire in their quest to oust President Mobutu Sese Seko.

55.   In Goma, four weeks after the rebels seized the town of several hundred thousand at the north end of Lake Kivu, a sense of optimism is growing.

56.   In addition to the villages in the Botlikh district, the rebels also had seized two villages in the southwestern Tsumadinsky district.

57.   In still-tense northwestern Macedonia, government forces have been gradually retaking control of contested villages that ethnic Albanian rebels seized last year.

58.   In fact, the rebels seized the former Yugoslav border camp more than a month ago.

59.   In the ambush, the communist rebels also seized a grenade launcher, seven rifles, a pistol, a radio transceiver and night vision goggles.

60.   In past winters, soldiers had abandoned the posts, which rebels seized early this year.