Western analysts said other senior military officials were almost certain to lose their jobs in coming days.

It was a turning point in the war, said a Western military analyst.

The total debt under study is at least $60 billion, Western analysts say.

Some Western analysts argue that the situation was not so clear cut.

The figure is slightly higher than some Western analysts have estimated.

Western analysts say that actual spending may be two or three times higher.

But Western analysts doubt that the countries can meet the deadline.

African and Western analysts here say the opposition has good reason to be worried.

But Western analysts are wondering out loud whether such an approach can work.

But Western military analysts say the withdrawal has not yet been carried out.