31.   Across Taliban territory, meanwhile, U.S. jets bombed overnight near the fronts north of Kabul and the key northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

32.   Air force jets bombed and destroyed a Tamil Tigers naval base and communications tower in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, a military spokesman said.

33.   Air force jets bombed the last icejam on the Northern Dvina River, where the local governor reported Wednesday some of the worst flooding this century.

34.   Afghan government jets bombed Taliban positions in Paktia province, although there were no immediate reports of casualties.

35.   Air Force jets bombed Tamil rebel positions Wednesday, and the navy sank a rebel boat after a gun battle off the eastern coast.

36.   Air force jets bombed guerrilla defenses near Puliyankulam junction early Tuesday to prevent the rebels from digging trenches and sowing mines before the soldiers advance.

37.   Air force jets bombed mountaintop positions around the clock for the past two days, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.

38.   An opposition jet bombed a Taliban hotel in the center of Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four people.

39.   Amrullah said government jets were bombing Taliban positions in the east and south.

40.   Around that time, NATO jets bombed the Serb-held Udbine airbase in Croatia which had been used for military flights across the border to the Bihac region.