71.   Myanmar troops carried out long-range shelling attacks throughout Saturday night and Sunday, SSA spokeswoman Nam Kher Hsem said from the border area in Chiang Mai province.

72.   Officers said the troops carried out both helicopter-borne commando strikes and deep penetration operations to disrupt Hezbollah activities.

73.   Philippine troops cannot carry firearms while off duty and not in uniform unless they have a specific mission order.

74.   Russian officials said federal troops carried out identity checks in Shali -- a procedure carried out previously in other Chechen towns and villages theoretically under Russian control.

75.   Russian troops carried out numerous arrests in Shali and nearby villages Friday and shortly before the ceasefire deadline they clashed with rebels on the edge of the town.

76.   Sudan on Monday denied accusations by Ethiopia that its troops had carried out cross-border raids in which they killed and abducted villagers living near the border.

77.   Tamil sources said police and troops had been carrying out random search operations in parts of the city populated by Tamils to flush out suspected LTTE guerrillas.

78.   The batch of troops to arrive on Thursday began digging their defensive positions at the Udairi range, while other troops carried out live-fire exercises.

79.   The government imposed identical censorship when troops carried out their previous offensive in Jaffna between October and December last year.

80.   The ISAF troops were carrying out important work in bringing peace and security and their presence outside Kabul would be welcomed, he added.