Mr. Johnson began feuding with Mr. Taylor after the rebel invasion last year.

As far as they go, analysts here say, such threats are not entirely unjustified: the rebel invasion seems mostly unprovoked.

Despite the evident fear, some residents said they were beginning to doubt whether the threatened rebel invasion would ever come.

Illyricum was on Italy's eastern flank, exposing the Roman heartland to the fear of a rebel invasion.

Ruin and Squalor Now even that is mostly gone, demolished during the prolonged rebel invasion last fall.

In 1999, Makasharipov fought against the government during the abortive rebel invasion of Dagestan from Chechnya.

When the rebel invasion began last December in northeastern Liberia, many people here thought the rebels had little chance of overthrowing the Doe Government.

The rebel invasion of the Palace opened up some interesting opportunities, especially for the Empress, who tried to kill off her opposition and blame it on the rebels.

Shortly afterwards, however, the planned rebel invasion of Artois was defeated in the bailiwick of Hesdin.

According to several news reports, the Chad Air Force was heavily involved in beating back a rebel invasion from neighboring Sudan in 2009.