81. Until Wednesday, rebel activity had been limited to villages on the northern border with the Serb province of Kosovo. 82. Voting was mostly calm, although there were unconfirmed reports of rebel activity in the north. 83. Western diplomats said UNITA was apparently seeking to spur rebel military activity in those two countries as a way to prevent the return of Angolan army troops stationed there. 84. Western diplomats said UNITA apparently was seeking to spur rebel military activity in those two countries so as to prevent the return of Angolan army troops stationed there. 85. Witnesses in Makamba town told reporters that travel was difficult because of rebel activity. 86. Five PKK rebels were turned over to government forces in other areas of Anatolia, which is the primary area for rebel activity against the Turkish government. 87. From Masiaka, the potholed road gave way to a modern highway built with European Union funds, where there was no sign of rebel activity. 88. Guerrero state authorities dismiss the reports of organized rebel activity, claiming that the gunmen probably belong to drug trafficking groups who specialize in growing marijuana. 89. However Muttaqi fell short of accusing Pakistan of directly aiding the anti-Taliban group but requested that authorities in Islamabad curtail any rebel activity. 90. Atabani blamed southern rebels for the obstacles to relief flights, specifically rebel military activity in the oil-rich southern states of Bahar Ghazal and Unity. |