1.   Albanians raided government armories, and many refuse to return the weaponry, seeing it as their only guarantee of safety.

2.   Angry they have not been compensated for lost land and homes, Malaitans raided an armory, took over the capital and demanded a change in government.

3.   Efforts continued to recover weapons from civilians who raided armories over the past two weeks.

4.   Last week, a group of Malaitans raided an armory and teamed up with Malaitans in the police and paramilitary troops.

5.   The protests grew into armed insurrection after anti-government protesters in the south began raiding armories for weapons.

6.   The unrest turned into armed insurrection last month, when Albanians nationwide raided armories deserted by the military.