91.   Commando teams stormed the rugged mountain as Cobra helicopters pounded suspected rebel hideouts, according to the account by semi-official news agency.

92.   Combat jets bombarded suspected rebel positions in mountain passes during the operation, the press service said, and mines were placed on trails.

93.   Communist rebels said Friday they may scrap peace talks after the government withdrew negotiators to protest the suspected rebel killing of a congressman.

94.   Dozens of children and teachers held hostage for half a day in an elementary school by suspected Muslim rebels left the compound safely Friday, town officials said.

95.   During such operations, federal forces seal off towns and conduct building-by-building searches in a bid to flush out any suspected rebels.

96.   Eighty suspected rebels were detained in ensuing police sweeps of hundreds of apartment buildings, the official said on condition of anonymity.

97.   Elsewhere in Srinagar, two people were injured when suspected rebels exploded a grenade, Press Trust said.

98.   Elsewhere in the state, eight suspected rebels were killed in separate clashes with government troops.

99.   Elsewhere in the Himalayan territory, four suspected rebels and two civilians were killed in two separate incidents.

100.   Federal forces on Thursday sealed the towns of Shali, Achkhoi-Martan and Chechen-Aul and began searching for suspected rebels.