71.   On Tuesday, the rebels claimed that the military advance had been halted and that they had destroyed three battle tanks.

72.   On Saturday, the rebels claimed they downed a Turkish troop transport helicopter.

73.   On Wednesday, the rebels claimed two of the foreign hostages had died -- one from a stray bullet and one of a heart attack.

74.   On Friday, the rebels claimed that many civilians had been killed in the latest fighting.

75.   On Thursday, rebels reportedly claimed that they had captured one-third of the country.

76.   Rebels claim many refugees killed by army.

77.   Rebels claim success in southern Sudan.

78.   Rebels claimed victory Wednesday after sneaking behind government lines to clash with troops, but the government said it had reestablished a supply line severed by the separatists.

79.   Rebels had never claimed to be holding the workers, who were seized last Tuesday in Grozny, while their gunmen were battling federal troops in Pervomayskaya.

80.   Rebels have claimed they also shot down a Zimbabwe military transport plane and a jet fighter.