1.   She said the Burundian military already had begun to escort aid convoys.

2.   The Burundian military, dominated by Tutsis, reinforced the area with an artillery unit Thursday that reportedly fired mortars at rebel positions in the forest.

3.   The Burundian military rejected the idea, saying it was designed to destroy the army and bolster Hutu rebels.

4.   UNHCR has also received the support of the Burundian military in protecting the refugees, he said.

5.   Nyerere has been at the centre of negotiations to restore peace in Burundi that faultered when the Burundian military toppled the civilian Hutu president Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.

6.   The agency asked the Burundian military to try to provide better security for the returning trucks, she said.

7.   The Burundian military on Friday prevented foreign journalists from entering the home of former president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and attending a press conference he had called.