1.   Armed forces fought Communist rebels in the north, Muslim separatists in the south.

2.   As to fighting the rebels, they said that although they had not taken part in any offensive, their positions had often been attacked.

3.   Beyond that, most of the territory is still under the control of Rwandan Hutu militias, who have joined the Zairian army in fighting the rebels.

4.   Birdal and others argue that restrictions on Kurdish identity and abuses committed by soldiers fighting the rebels have helped fuel the rebel movement.

5.   Air attacks on Serbian forces fighting rebel Kosovo Liberation Army troops near the Albanian border continued Tuesday, and international observers reported that seven bombs fell on Albanian territory.

6.   Burundi has also sent forces into Congo to fight Hutu rebels of its own.

7.   But he said few members from either party had raised objections as the administration has started to help Colombia fight the rebels.

8.   During the war in Chechnya, many Dagestanis volunteered to fight the rebels alongside Russian troops.

9.   Eventually, according to this argument, the United States could be drawn into directly fighting the rebels, who have joined forces with the narcotics traffickers.

10.   If civilians are cleared from much of the area where rebels operate, it should be easier for government security forces to fight the rebels.