41.   Several human rights organizations have alleged that the army has killed thousands of civilians during counter-insurgency operations in recent months.

42.   Studio Ijambo said that the army killed six people on Saturday and wounded three in Gishingano, outside Bujumbura.

43.   The army has killed UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, government and army say in a statement.

44.   The army killed five rebels on Friday in the Kilinochchi battle, said Maj. Tilak Dunuwille, a military spokesman.

45.   The army killed three suspected Islamic militants Saturday after they crossed into Indian-controlled Kashmir from Pakistan, an army spokesman said.

46.   The army killed a rebel commander in fighting in mountains southeast of the capital, the military said Wednesday as they displayed the corpse of the slain guerrilla.

47.   The army killed at least four rebels, Karunaratne said quoting the first report reaching Colombo from the battle site.

48.   The army killed a commander of a rebel battalion in fighting outside the capital, the military said Wednesday as they displayed the corpse of the slain guerrilla chieftain.

49.   The army killed hundreds, possibly thousands, of civilians in that assault.

50.   The government says it prosecutes soldiers accused of killing civilians and denies the army is systematically killing Hutus in revenge for rebel attacks.