21.  Complicating the picture are rebel Moslem groups loyal to local Moslem businessman Fikret Abdic who are allied to the Serbs in Croatia.

22.  Fighting between groups loyal to Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani north of Kabul cut the national highway for civilian traffic Saturday, compounding problems for peace mediators.

23.  Khodzh-Akhmed Yerikhanov, who heads the peace negotiations, said groups loyal to Moscow protege Salambyek Khadzhiyev had not been laying down their arms.

24.  One faction that is pushing for the election of a new leadership was to meet on Sunday, despite opposition from another group loyal to Milosevic.

25.  Several tribes staged more rallies in support of Saddam Hussein, while the workers federation and two Kurdish groups loyal to the government gave him their endorsements.

26.  That was followed six weeks later by a ceasefire by Protestant groups loyal to Britain.

27.  The al-Qaeda group loyal to suspected terrorist mastermind bin Laden used Kandahar airport as a training base.

28.  The clashes between forces of prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and a Shiite group loyal to President Burhanuddin Rabbani started late Wednesday and went on into Thursday morning.