1.   The regional military commander blamed most of the deaths on the rebels.

2.   Among them was camouflage-clad Rashid Dostum, a regional commander known for brutality in his past campaigns to conquer the country.

3.   A regional military commander said his men had freed all the hostages in the border town of Ratchaburi and killed nine rebels.

4.   A regional military commander said his men had freed all the hostages in this border town and killed nine rebels.

5.   Fernandez then solidified his control by replacing regional military commanders around the country.

6.   He also said Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge regional commander, was afraid that the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot would be brought to trial.

7.   His reputation for integrity had stemmed from his crackdowns on the drug trade while a regional commander.

8.   Instead, it would fall to the regional military commanders, who have greater expertise on threats posed in any given port or region.

9.   It makes sense to concentrate responsibility with the regional commanders.