31.  In Siwan, armed supporters of a federal lawmaker accused of murder and extortion clashed on Friday with police in a gunbattle that raged for hours.

32.  It is believed to have only a few hundred armed supporters left.

33.  Karzai and his band of armed supporters battled Taliban forces Thursday in the southern province of Uruzgan, with the two sides offering widely conflicting accounts of the firefight.

34.  Karzai and his band of armed supporters battled Taliban forces last week in the southern province of Uruzgan.

35.  Kitovani has remained in jail since January when he was arrested for leading hundreds of armed supporters in a march on Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian province.

36.  Many voters have said they fear a backlash from the armed supporters of militants who fail to win seats.

37.  Misuari has not appeared in public in recent days and his supporters say he is with armed supporters on Jolo.

38.  Misuari has not appeared in public in recent days and Parcosio said he is with armed supporters on the southern island of Jolo.

39.  Misuari has not appeared in public in recent days and Parcasio said he is with armed supporters on Jolo.

40.  Misuari has not appeared in public in recent days and Parcasio said he is with armed supporters on the southern island of Jolo.