1.   Charles said he had heard rumors that Burmese soldiers were poised to attack the encampment here.

2.   Over the months, Burmese soldiers and a breakaway Karen faction that is allied with them have attacked and burned several refugee settlements.

3.   Other villagers reported being beaten, tortured or raped by Burmese soldiers.

4.   A Dutch couple touring northern Thailand were robbed by Burmese soldiers and the woman was raped, police said Wednesday.

5.   But a Karen source said Thai soldiers told him they had seen the bodies of Burmese soldiers on Thai soil.

6.   Burmese soldiers had made at least one abortive raid on Pu Nam Rawn.

7.   Earlier in the week, Burmese soldiers crossed the border and forcibly repatriated refugees.

8.   Doh Say said Karenni forces would scatter into the surrounding jungle and launch small-scale guerrilla attacks if Burmese soldiers succeed in capturing Naung Long Hill.

9.   He had no casualty figures for the Burmese soldiers.

10.   He said the KNU had refrained from some attacks on Burmese soldiers because Karen villagers in the area feared reprisals.