101.   Government troops suffered no casualties and recovered the bodies of three rebels, he said.

102.   Government troops suffered no casualties, Karunaratne said.

103.   Government troops suffered no casualties, said Rubasinghe.

104.   Harradine refused to say whether there had been any clashes so far but said the coalition had suffered no casualties.

105.   Government spokesman Movladi Udugov said opposition forces have retreated, suffering heavy casualties.

106.   He acknowledged that government forces also suffered some casualties, but declined to be more specific.

107.   Ground troops suspected the rebels suffered heavy casualties, but Wadugodapitiya said he could confirm only three deaths.

108.   He did not say if the military suffered any casualties.

109.   He said anti-Taliban forces did not suffer any casualties, but did not know whether any Arabs were injured.

110.   He said police, too, suffered casualties in the rioting.