1.   There is also skepticism in Israel that the agreement would halt Palestinian violence directed by several other Palestinian opposition groups not directly associated with Hamas.

2.   Opposition groups band together to change Congress.

3.   An opposition groups in exile claims responsibility.

4.   Armed opposition groups, meanwhile, targeted and killed civilians as well as security forces.

5.   Since the Gulf War, Syria has appeared intent on becoming a hub for Iraqi opposition groups seeking to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

6.   Both the Iranian-based Shiite Moslem opposition group Al-Daawa and a lesser known group Al-Nahda have claimed responsibility for the attack in separate statements.

7.   The delegation, which arrived in Nigeria last week, began meeting with human rights leaders and pro-democracy and opposition groups on Wednesday.

8.   The exiled opposition group the Bahrain Liberation Front called Tuesday on Bahrainis not to celebrate the end of Ramadan to protest human rights violations.

9.   The Iraqi Shiite Moslem opposition group Al-Daawa Islamiya and a member of the Dulaimi tribe have both claimed responsibility for the ambush on Uday.