When the last of the mountain had been hauled away, the rebels released their hostage.

The rebels released conflicting accounts of the incident on Saturday.

Or she could stick to her convictions and demand that the rebels release all of the 30 schoolgirls they continued to hold.

Since then, the rebels have released more than 500 captives.

Then tonight the rebels released a statement denying an attack on civilians.

During the months that followed, the rebels released all female hostages and all but 72 of the men.

The rebels released one hostage for health reasons.

The Bush administration has demanded that the rebels immediately release the Americans.

After the rebels released four civilians held hostage, a general they held was rescued, the army said.

Paid an undisclosed amount, the rebels released the hostages unharmed after 67 days in captivity.