1.   The siege lasted a month, after which the militants surrendered.

2.   A fierce battle erupted shortly after dawn when troops called on the militants to surrender.

3.   The battle erupted shortly after dawn when troops called on the militants to surrender.

4.   The siege ended peacefully when the militants surrendered and left behind their arms.

5.   Two Abu Sayyaf militants surrendered Wednesday and eight gave themselves up Thursday, officials said.

6.   The seige was lifted after a month when the militants surrendered.

7.   Witnesses said the army was using loudspeakers to call on militants to surrender.

8.   It ended when the militants surrendered.

9.   Megaphones blared calls for the militants to surrender.

10.   The militants surrendered in south Tripura late Tuesday, the Press Trust of India news agency said.