51.   Zapatista rebels withdrew from talks with the government in early September, citing a number of conditions for returning to the table, including freedom for the suspected rebels.

52.   General Mikhail Yegorov, quoted by Interfax news agency, said the rebels had withdrawn to the mountains farther south.

53.   General Mikhail Yegorov, quoted by Interfax news agency, said the rebels had withdrawn to the mountains further south.

54.   He said the rebels withdrew after security forces put up heavy resistance.

55.   However, the rebels withdrew without offering resistance when the army mounted their latest drive.

56.   Analysts said it was clear the rebels had tactically withdrawn from the army advance to minimise losses and launch a spectacular assault in the east of the country.

57.   Although the rebels were withdrawing their administrative offices from Jaffna, they were massing their fighters to take on the advancing army, Tamil sources said.

58.   Camps closed in the east include the Kaddamuruvikulam base, which fell to a massive LTTE raid in April but was later re-established after the rebels had withdrawn.

59.   The rebels subsequently withdrew from the railway station at Loudima, which they had occupied since Saturday when their offensive began.

60.   The rebels withdrew Wednesday after being warned their seizure of the island was a violation of the ceasefire agreement with government.