11.   He said the Burmese soldiers continued to fire artillery and small arms at the headquarters Monday but no students had been injured in a week of fighting.

12.   Karen rebels said in interviews they did not have enough weapons and ammunition to defend the base from the attack by thousands of Burmese soldiers.

13.   Many refugees have said Burmese soldiers participated in the attacks.

14.   Minn Aung Myint said a number of Burmese soldiers had been killed or wounded but he did not have exact figures.

15.   The attackers were variously described as Burmese soldiers or guerrillas of a pro-government Karenni faction.

16.   The newspaper reported that the Sangkha Buri district chief helped secured their release after half an hour of negotiations with the Burmese soldiers.

17.   The statement said Thaweesuk Tonkeaw of Thailand was shot by Burmese soldiers as he crossed into Burma, but Burmese authorities had yet to explain the shooting.

18.   The students say they have suffered no casualties while nine Burmese soldiers have been killed and six wounded.

19.   They had no casualty figures for the Burmese soldiers.

20.   They said Karen defectors, who had been aiding Burmese soldiers in the offensive, were clearing the mines surrounding the base to occupy Kawmoora.