| The army is still at war with secessionists in the oil-rich province. |
| I have been following keenly the developments in the treason trial of the secessionists. |
| They frequently knew the mercenaries fighting for the ultimately unsuccessful secessionists, and even talked to them by radio. |
| The secessionists triumphed in the early months of 1861, but the contest between these groups would continue even after these states left the Union. |
| The government will continue peace talks with secessionists despite the passing Friday of a deadline for forging a peace deal. |
| The city now faces the dilemma of how best to live with a core of defeated yet unreconciled secessionists. |
