Iolaus joins with the other rebels already held in the cell.

Its popularity increased among rebels held in Frongoch internment camp after the Rising, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Irish War of Independence (1919-21).

Since the fighting resumed, Unita has scored enormous advances and is now believed to control nearly two-thirds of the country, more than twice the amount of land the rebels held before a peace accord was reached in May 1991.

That is more than double the land the rebels held before a peace accord was reached in May 1991.

Rebels Hold More Land But in recent weeks, Unita has expanded its territory and is now believed to control nearly two-thirds of the country, more than double the land the rebels held before a peace accord was reached in May 1991.

"The great majority of those jailed appear to have suffered torture," said Morris Tidball-Binz, an investigator for Amnesty International, who interviewed some of the 70 suspected rebels still held in the state prison.

But it apparently does cover an estimated 750 rebels held on a variety of charges.

Mr. Gómez also said the government and the rebels had advanced in talks that would permit an exchange of sick rebels held by the government for ailing soldiers held by the rebels.

He also fought for the welfare and release of anti-Burmese rebels held by the Indian Government.

Under an agreement signed on June 2, the rebels agreed to release several dozen prisoners in exchange for 15 rebels held in government prisons.