51.   Sudanese rebels have released nine fishing company employees after detaining them for six months, the official Sudan News Agency reported Wednesday.

52.   Sudanese rebels have withdrawn an earlier claim in which they said it was they who shot it down.

53.   Sudanese rebels said Monday they captured a garrison near the largest southern city still in government hands, and that they seized an assortment of weapons.

54.   Sudanese rebels said Monday they captured a strategic garrison town in southwestern Sudan, the second such seizure in less than ten days.

55.   Sudanese rebels said Thursday they have seized the town of Yei in southern Sudan and now control large areas of Western and Eastern Equatoria provinces.

56.   Sudanese rebels said Tuesday they fought off a four-pronged government attack in the Nuba Mountains in western central Sudan.

57.   Sudanese rebels said Wednesday they have captured a small town that is the gateway to a major railroad center in northeastern Sudan.

58.   Southern Sudanese rebels are believed to have received military assistance from Uganda, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

59.   Southern Sudanese rebels regularly visit the Kenyan capital.

60.   Southern Sudanese rebels said Wednesday that government soldiers attacked a rebel garrison in the Nuba Mountains, violating a recent cease-fire agreement for the isolated region.