21.   Israel retaliated by firing artillery, and hours later its warplanes let loose four missiles after helicopter gunships had strafed the area, Lebanese security officials said.

22.   Israeli helicopter gunships later strafed the trails, which wind through olive groves.

23.   Israeli helicopter gunships strafed guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon early Monday after an attack by a pro-Syrian group on an Israeli-allied militia outpost, security officials said.

24.   Lebanese security officials said the Israeli warplanes fired four missiles in two sorties after helicopter gunships had repeatedly strafed valleys near Meidoun.

25.   Lebanese security sources said U.S.-built Apache helicopter gunships strafed suspected infiltration trails on the edge of an Israeli-occupied border enclave.

26.   Lebanese security officials outside the enclave said, however, the injured man was wounded when Israeli helicopter gunships unexpectedly strafed the area.

27.   On Saturday, an Israeli helicopter gunship strafed suspected guerrilla infiltration trails on the front line in Iqlim Al-Tuffah.

28.   Russian helicopter gunships strafed a refugee-packed Chechen town for the third time this week, destroying houses and wounding a civilian, district officials reported Sunday.

29.   Russian helicopter gunships strafed the Chechen town of Urus-Martan for the third time this week, destroying houses and wounding a civilian, district officials reported Sunday.

30.   Security sources said a Palestinian fighter was killed and two were wounded as Israeli helicopter gunships strafed their escape routes through olive groves after the hit-and-run assault.