41.   The rebel clandestine radio confirmed the number of dead and that Kali, a top guerilla leader, was among them, the officials said on condition of anonymity.

42.   Vellupillai Prabhakaran, in a message over the rebel radio Friday, said the government must also remove curbs on Tamils fishing off the northern coast.

43.   With air cover overhead, soldiers entered the towns of Kodikamam and Kachchai, rebel radio reported.

44.   In Nairobi, rebel radio reported Tuesday that RPF troops had found a mass grave in Gitarama.

45.   Diarrhoea and malaria were spreading fast in refugee camps, the rebel radio said.

46.   Earlier Thursday, rebel radio in Goma, eastern Zaire, dismissed Mobutu as a negotiating partner, hinting that rebel leaders would not talk to him.

47.   The rebel radio also reported two civilian deaths in the northern Jaffna peninsula where security forces continued a limited offensive against the rebels.

48.   The rebel radio said only two guerrillas were killed Friday, but gave no casualty figures for the military.

49.   The rebel radio Sunday discounted government claims of heavy rebel casualties.

50.   The rebel radio reported two civilian deaths in the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka where security forces continued a limited offensive against the militants.