11.   Also Tuesday, the Yugoslav military reported the death of Gen. Ljubisa Velickovic, the air force deputy chief of staff.

12.   Also in southern Gaza, Palestinian militants fired mortars at Jewish settlements on several occasions, lightly injuring one settler, the Israeli military reported.

13.   Also Monday, the Russian military reported killing a top aide to the Jordanian-born Chechen warlord Khattab.

14.   Although the military had reported minor incidents during the truce, none of them involved violations of the truce or clashes between Tamil guerrillas and soldiers.

15.   At least seven people have been killed in two clashes between government troops and armed men in the southern Philippines, the military reported Tuesday.

16.   At least seven Muslim extremists were killed and an undetermined number wounded in a several-hour clash with soldiers in the southern Philippines, the military reported Tuesday.

17.   But by evening, the military reported no encounters with the rebels.

18.   But while Yeltsin and others in Moscow talked peace, the military reported an upsurge in rebel attacks.

19.   Earlier the military reported the five deaths but took responsibility for only two, saying the victims had threatened soldiers with machetes and iron bars.

20.   Earlier, the military reported that eight soldiers and five rebels were killed in fighting in the east on Sunday.