1.   Wednesday night, a Russian spokesman said the military could not shell the militants in the town without endangering the civilians.

2.   An Iraqi Kurdish group, which controls the border area, had claimed on Monday that the Turkish military shelled Kurdish villages in northern Iraq last week.

3.   An Iraqi Kurdish opposition group claimed Monday that the Turkish military has been shelling Kurdish villages in northern Iraq for the last eight days.

4.   For several days, the military shelled rebel boats moving between the coast and the ferry.

5.   Tamil guerrillas said Tuesday the military shelled a village in the rebel-held northern Sri Lanka, killing at least seven civilians.

6.   The military is shelling rebel positions around isolated military bases in anticipation of rebel attacks.

7.   The military is shelling rebel positions around isolated military bases to frustrate and prevent any rebel attacks.

8.   The military declined to reveal details of the operation, but the rebels said thousands of civilians fled their villages after the military shelled the area.

9.   The military on Monday shelled rebel boats moving between the guerrilla base and the ferry, a military official said Tuesday.

10.   The Russian military shelled a Chechen town on Saturday, killing four civilians in its renewed campaign against separatist rebels.