11.   It can be employed in rugged countryside or city fighting where artillery would be difficult to employ, it said.

12.   Mobile artillery was in place in several locations outside Grozny.

13.   No injuries were reported, and by noon the artillery was quiet.

14.   Rebels said Friday they had overrun government troops in a key southern region and that their artillery was within range of the provincial capital of Juba.

15.   Russian artillery has been actively bombarding rebel positions overnight and on Sunday around the southern villages of Tsa-Vedeno, Tangi-Chu and Tsentoroy, Interfax reported.

16.   Russian artillery has been active outside of Grozny as well as in the capital, pounding the towns of Argun and Gudermes and the village of Bamut.

17.   Russian artillery has been active outside of Grozny as well, pounding the towns of Argun and Gudermes and the village of Bamut in recent days.

18.   The army reported two air strikes against Hezbollah targets, and Israel radio said there was some artillery shelling.

19.   The government army is strong in the region, and Serb artillery is relatively far away.

20.   The Russian Interior Ministry told Interfax on Tuesday that six Russian soldiers had been killed since Monday morning in Chechnya and that Russian artillery had been in action again.