41. Russian troops in helicopter gunships pursued Chechen rebels in the woods on the edge of town. 42. Soldiers and policemen were pursuing the rebels to try to rescue the militiamen, whose condition was unknown, police said. 43. The commander said the troops did not pursue the rebels who fled towards the villages because that would fuel allegations that the Turkish soldiers attacked civilians, Sabah added. 44. The army often crosses the Iraqi border to pursue the rebels. 45. The Defense Ministry said the army was pursuing the rebels responsible for the latest ambush. 46. The Hutu majority complains that troops do not only take the side of Tutsi militias in attacking Hutus but also kill Hutu civilians when pursuing the rebels. 47. The initial fighting spilled over to villages in the towns of Carmen, Kabacan, Pikit, and Aleosan as troops pursued the rebels. 48. The military headquarters in Manila said dozens of armored vehicles have been deployed in Basilan to pursue the rebels. 49. The Sudanese army pursued the rebels soon after the attack and killed nine of them. 50. The soldiers killed in the mine field had been pursuing rebels who had attacked Coconuco and then retreated into the mountains, Sanchez added. |