1.   Whipsawed between the warring parties, many wind up fleeing the countryside, heading for the larger cities.

2.   Hundreds of East Timorese are fleeing the countryside because of ongoing civilian killings and torture by the Indonesian military, a TV report said Wednesday.

3.   Many people have fled the countryside into cities for fear of further violent attacks.

4.   SBS said hundreds of villagers had fled the countryside to the relative safety of the capital, Dili.