1.   Over the past two years, ruling party militants led by the war veterans have attacked opposition supporters all over the country.

2.   Parliamentary elections last June and subsequent by-elections have been wracked by violence, which human rights groups blame mainly on ruling party militants.

3.   Political violence, blamed by human rights groups mostly on ruling party militants, has intensified in recent weeks, spurring intense international criticism of the government.

4.   Political violence, blamed by human rights groups mostly on ruling party militants, has intensified recently, spurring intense international criticism of the government.

5.   Rampaging groups of ruling party militants attacked whites Tuesday in the town near where the farmers were arrested Monday.

6.   Police arrested a retired white farmer for suspected involvement in the deaths of two ruling party militants in eastern Zimbabwe, relatives said Sunday.

7.   Almost immediately afterward, thousands of armed ruling party militants began occupying white-owned farms, demanding the properties be seized and redistributed to landless blacks.

8.   Amid international criticism of political violence blamed mostly on ruling party militants and of human rights violations tolerated by the government, Zimbabwe finds itself deeply in debt.

9.   An office of the opposition party office was burned and several opposition party activists were critically injured after being beaten by ruling party militants, according to opposition officials.

10.   Armed squatters and ruling party militants began occupying white farms, seen as havens of opposition support, and attacking opposition supporters.