1. Underground groups which had operated inside Kuwait against the Iraqi forces issued demands for political reform which mirrored calls made by exiled opposition leaders. 2. Nepalese sources and exiled Bhutanese opposition groups accused the Bhutan government of forcing ethnic Nepalese to accept Bhutanese culture and religion or leave the country. 3. German officials have since disclosed that not only American but also French officials had quietly been talking with an exiled Algerian opposition figure who lives near Cologne. 4. He also allowed an exiled Iraqi opposition group to set up offices in Amman. 5. More specific rumors circulating now mostly come from Arab-language newspapers published outside Iraq that rely heavily on exiled Iraqi opposition groups. 6. The mooted visit has attracted vigorous opposition from America, Jewish groups and the exiled Iraqi opposition. 7. Other exiled opposition groups on Sunday also blamed the Iraqi government for the slayings. 8. Police fired tear gas and water cannons Sunday to disperse demonstrators protesting a government ban on the television broadcast of an interview with an exiled opposition leader. 9. Rebel forces in Sudan abducted a government official in charge of electricity supply to a provincial town, an exiled opposition group said Sunday. 10. A former Iraqi diplomat in Europe has defected to Britain and joined an exiled opposition group trying to topple Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the group said Tuesday. |
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