But in the last two months, there has been a rising spiral of reprisal killings by rival paramilitary groups.

Some Israelis took the death as a first sign of reprisal killings by Arabs.

Disorganized reprisal killings against Tutsi were carried out at the local level, with minimal government intervention.

Some people say Burundians are growing so weary of war that reprisal killings were kept to a minimum after the rebel attacks this summer.

Further millions of civilians fell victim to antipartisan swoops and reprisal killings.

The Hutu, who are afraid of reprisal killings, have been reluctant to do the same.

The army, in turn, carried out massive reprisal killings.

They were being held on charges of attacking police officers in reprisal killings after clashes outside the home of the group's leader.

The fighting has also unleashed widespread looting and reprisal killings.

Recent reports highlight a number of reprisal killings of survivors for giving evidence at Gacaca.