21.   Ecuadoran and Peruvian forces clashed in a disputed border area, leaving a Peruvian soldier dead, the military announced here Tuesday.

22.   Ecuadoran officials said one soldier had been hurt when Peruvian forces attacked an Ecuadoran border post early Friday.

23.   Ecuadoran President Sixto Duran Ballen said his troops repelled an assault by Peruvian forces Saturday, the latest reported skirmishes in the border war.

24.   Even before the incident, Hashimoto said he was concerned about how the moves by Peruvian forces would affect the hostages inside.

25.   The statement from the Ecuadoran military said Peruvian forces were moving into non-military areas inhabited by Shuara Indians, but did not elaborate.

26.   On Thursday the freed hostages told the daily Asahi Shimbun they saw rebels killed by the Peruvian forces after they had given themselves up.

27.   Peruvian forces attacked the Ecuadoran position known as Tiwinza all day Tuesday, Defense Minister Jose Gallardo said, confirming Peruvian news reports of an offensive on the position.

28.   Peruvian forces launched a major offensive against Ecuador Sunday after four days of clashes in their border dispute, Ecuadoran officials said.

29.   Peruvian forces had initially been repelled by Ecuadoran troops backed by military aircraft around the posts on territory claimed by both sides in the conflict.

30.   Peruvian forces renewed attacks early Thursday in disputed territory in the Cenepa River valley between the two countries, the Ecuadoran armed forces high command reported.