Because the guerrillas operate in small cells, Government forces have difficulty tracking them.

The guerrillas have support from the people of Mozambique and could not operate without such support, he said.

The Turkish authorities are now acknowledging that Kurdish guerrillas operate from inside the country.

Most of the reports are difficult to verify or disprove because rebel soldiers will not allow reporters into the regions where the guerrillas operate.

Relationships with civilian populations are influenced by whether the guerrillas operate among a hostile or friendly population.

Although the American-trained armed forces have improved, the guerrillas operate openly across much of the country.

Islamic guerrillas - many would call them terrorists - openly operate inside Pakistan's borders, with government support.

The guerrillas operated at will from remote camps.

But the guerrillas now operate in or effectively control about 40 percent of the country.

The special police killed at least 80 people in villages where guerrillas operated.