11.   The United States is no longer dropping bombs in Afghanistan and few al-Qaida fighters have been captured in recent weeks.

12.   A wounded rebel fighter was captured and taken a military hospital in Gulu, it added.

13.   Earlier Tuesday, Eggleton said Canadian special forces deployed near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan had captured the fighters.

14.   The renewed battles came as the PUK accused Iranian militiamen of having fought against its forces in previous clashes, saying one Iranian fighter was captured.

15.   The United States on Friday denied reports that the International Committee of the Red Cross opposed the US decision not to recognize captured Afghan fighters as prisoners of war.

16.   Marulanda Velez himself ordered that the rebels return to ealier more mobile days, complaining that some fighters had been captured because they were getting sloppy.

17.   No enemy fighters were captured, Hilferty said.

18.   Some opposition fighters had been captured while others had fled, he said.