1.   In early January, the militants launched a counteroffensive, briefly seizing the towns of Argun and Shali and ambushing a Russian column on the road near Gudermes.

2.   Palestinian militants launched attacks Sunday that included a suicide bomber who detonated his explosives as passengers were getting off a crowded train in a northern coastal Israeli town.

3.   A top Yugoslav army commander claimed Tuesday that Kosovo Albanian militants launched more incursions into Serbia, but said the military would not intervene unless provoked.

4.   According to Serb sources the fighting started after ethnic Albanian militants launched coordinated attacks on police forces patrolling the main Kosovo roads.

5.   Authorities searched vehicles and took other security measures in Srinagar Thursday, amid concern that Kashmiri militants could launch fresh attacks.

6.   At the same time, Islamic militants launched attacks and killed several soldiers.

7.   Claiming discrimination despite ethnic diversity in the government, ethnic Albanian militants launched a rebellion in February, triggering fears of another Balkan war.

8.   Claiming discrimination, ethnic Albanian militants launched a rebellion in February, triggering fears of another Balkan war.

9.   Early Friday, the militants launched a counterattack to seize a peak that has a view of supply routes from Pakistan, but Indian soldiers held on.

10.   Ethnic Albanian militants launched a rebellion earlier this year, triggering fears of another Balkan war.