1.   Elsewhere, government troops shot dead nine rebels in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, the military said in a statement.

2.   In a separate incident, soldiers shot dead four rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, Dewage said.

3.   Meanwhile, in Aceh province government troops shot dead two rebels in a gunbattle Wednesday in a northern area, said military spokesman Lt. Firdaus said.

4.   On Tuesday, during cordon and search operations by the military in eastern Batticaloa district, troops shot dead two rebels in separate confrontations.

5.   Indian security forces shot dead nine Muslim rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Tuesday.

6.   Indian troops shot dead nine Muslim rebels Friday in a fierce gun-battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, an army spokesman said.

7.   Indian security forces shot dead six Muslim rebels during an eight-hour gunbattle in the southern Kashmir district of Rajouri Saturday which also left dead two soldiers.

8.   Indonesian troops on Sunday shot dead five separatist rebels in the restive province of Aceh, a military spokesman said.

9.   Troops on Tuesday shot dead four rebels during a raid on a hideout at Subussalam in South Aceh, said provincial military spokesman Major Zaenal Muttaqin.

10.   Meanwhile, Indian troops shot dead three Islamic rebels in the southern Kashmir district of Udhampur Wednesday, police said.