1.   In both cases, the American soldiers, including elite commandos, broke into buildings looking for valuable documents as much as for Taliban leaders.

2.   In an attempt to head off an increase in white vigilante groups, the government has created a rural security response system that includes volunteer commandos from the farms.

3.   Ratnayake was part of a large security detail, including anti-terrorist commandos, assigned to guard the Cabinet ministers as they traveled home from Parliament.

4.   Zigi, famous for its fish taverns, is close to several military installations, including a commando training camp.

5.   It claimed several KGB veterans, including commandos of the crack Alpha Force, have joined the mafia or act as mob freelancers.

6.   Military and diplomatic sources here said fighting was raging in the remote region, with the LTTE pinning down groups of soldiers and reinforcements including elite commandos.