1.   The rebels launched a retaliatory strike.

2.   The rebels launched an attack as a gesture of defiance.

3.   Thirty policemen were massacred in Rukum last week when the rebels launched a direct assault on their heavily fortified headquarters.

4.   The rebels launched their invasion into the Mutara region in the north, quickly occupying the towns of Nyakatale and Gabiro.

5.   In April government forces used fighter bombers to attack guerrillas along the Thai border after rebels had launched an attack on troops based in Phaw Hta.

6.   The fighting had erupted after the rebels had launched an attack on a police post at Bang Wang Nua, in the Sanakham district of Vientiane province.

7.   A month later, officials at the embassy were overwhelmed when the Salvadoran rebels launched one of their most potent offensives of the war.

8.   A month later, the Salvadoran rebels launched one of their most potent offensives of the war.

9.   Colombian rebels have launched an unprecedented series of attacks on military facilities, transport trucks and oil pipelines in recent weeks, prompting demand for increased military funding.