41.   The Aceh-Sumatra National Liberation Front, a branch of the separatist movement, said the Indonesian military had begun to evacuate the wounded Acehnese from camps.

42.   Tamil civilians have been fleeing rebel-held regions of Sri Lanka since the military began a battle to capture the guerrilla headquarters.

43.   The attack on the priest Thursday was apparently the first by the Abu Sayyaf since the military began the offensive.

44.   Tamil Tiger rebels who broke off a cease-fire in April have intensified their battle for a homeland and the military on Sunday began its largest offensive in eight years.

45.   The Albanian military began patrolling the coastline to help an understaffed and underequipped police force.

46.   The attack Thursday was apparently the first by the Abu Sayyaf since the military began the offensive.

47.   The decision comes in response to improving regional stability as the British and U.S. militaries begin to wind down their campaign against terrorist targets in Afghanistan, Xinhua said.

48.   The Indonesian military began an annual meeting in the capital Tuesday as it tightens security ahead of a presidential election next month.

49.   The midnight deadline passed with no immediate sign that the military had begun its threatened all-out assault.

50.   The military began an offensive against the rebels in November, after peace talks failed and King Gyanendra declared a state of emergency.