Palau has no militia.

Both militia contingents included technicals.

Militia have not been disarmed.

B. Dispersing militia groups in Ituri

Militia attacks on villages have decreased.

On 30 May 2005, TFG militia forces of Shatiguduud and Madobe attacked militia forces of the opposition at Baidoa, under the command of Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade.

On 13 June 2005, some Congolese militia leaders entered Uganda.

The past month also saw attacks by militia on villages.

Farmers are also continuously harassed by militia and nomadic groups.

After the September 11 attack in Benghazi, frustrated Libyans poured into the streets shouting anti militia slogans. Ten days later, protesters overran the base of Ansar al Sharia, the Islamist militia suspected of masterminding the attack, as part of a sweep of raids on militia compounds throughout the city.

Some of them were former child soldiers from the Congolese militia.

Near Tel Aviv, in adjoining Jaffa, a competing militia under Hassan Salameh, took control. In the north of the country, a Syrian based militia, under Fawzi al Kaukji, attacked Jewish villages.

The Government's continued support to and cooperation with tribal militia also illustrated clear disregard for Security Council resolutions and obligations to disarm, demobilize and bring to justice the very same militia.

One such operation, undertaken on 28 August in the Boga area, 78 kilometres south of Bunia, to verify reports of continued militia activities, dispersed some militia elements into the surrounding area.

They stressed that all paramilitary and militia groups must also be disarmed.

Pro Government militia remained active in all three Darfur states during May.

Militia camps have been dismantled, while cordon and search operations have been reinforced.

Additionally, Dheere relies on his militia to ensure control of his local administration.

The ambush may have been in response to the increasing pressure that MONUC had exerted on militia groups over the previous weeks, notably the 24 February arrest of numerous FNI militia members in its Datule stronghold.

He uses revenue generated through his local administration to purchase arms for his militia.

This assessment is corroborated by evidence gathered from survivors of the militia attacks on villages.

Sheik Yusuf Indohaadde moved militia members from Baledogle airfield to positions north east of Jowhar.

Regular joint area domination and cordon and search operations have resulted in the apprehension of some militia elements and the seizure of illegal arms and ammunition, as well as limiting the operational room for manoeuvre of the militia groups.

The assassination of the peacekeepers took place in a context of deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ituri, characterized by attacks by militia groups against civilians and incidents due to the aggressive attitude of some militia groups against MONUC.

Three different movements and two militia acting in the same area and competing for natural resources.

Development and organization of militia groups and or extreme political groups based on a racist platform.

Reported sightings of alleged ex militia groups, especially in border areas, have recurred in recent weeks.

There are still many insecure areas where returnees suffer from looting and extortion by militia forces.

Speakers urged that the perpetrators of such offences be prosecuted and the Kurdish militia disarmed and disbanded.

Arab militia are still present around large gatherings of internally displaced persons, and violence and impunity continue.

The disbandment of illegal groups process is a follow on programme to disband illegal militia who remain armed.

Some were militia leaders who arrived in Dhusamareeb by aircraft from the State in question in April 2005.

Six days later, the same coalition plus reinforcement forces from the Lower Shabeellaha and some other militia groups met with the Juba Valley Alliance in Dhoobley, located 200 kilometres north of Kismaayo, in order to support confrontation against the militia of General Mohamed Said Hersi Morgan .

I can connect any one of you by six degrees of separation to the Al Shabaab militia in Somalia.

Moreover, while the number of militia attacks on villages has decreased since last year, they continue in significant numbers.

The message of the mobilization of militia type groups is entirely incompatible with the spirit of the peace process.

In another development, a shooting incident in Fawlina, Eritrea, cost the life of one member of the Eritrean militia.

In the Um Kadada area, northern Darfur, reports were rife on thefts of farm produce by militia, and in Singita, Dulu and Karande, south of Kass, southern Darfur, villagers have reported harassment by nomads and militia in the form of looting, banditry and the forced payment of protection taxes .

As the Acting Controller had stated, the militia forces in southern Sudan were not bound by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

The last major assault on a village was in April 2005, when militia members razed Khor Abeche in Southern Darfur.

Nevertheless, I remain deeply concerned that parties, the movements as well as the militia, continue to use children as combatants.

Large portions of the revenue are reportedly used to maintain his militia, including for the purchase of arms and ammunition.

In Darfur, a spike in attacks by armed militia forces left civilians dead or injured, thousands displaced and homes destroyed.

The Group notes that militia elements are still dispersed among certain local populations and may continue to recruit from affected communities.

The Group remains concerned about Ituri armed group weapons that are still hidden or have been transferred to dissident militia forces.