1.   Snipers remain active in the neighborhood.

2.   A few hardened Chechen snipers reportedly remained holed up on upper floors of the presidential palace -- a blackened hulk that rebel forces formally abandoned Thursday.

3.   Both sides say Chechen snipers remained holed up in the upper floors of the palace.

4.   Both sides say Chechen snipers remain in the upper floors of the palace.

5.   Both sides say Chechen snipers remain in the upper floors of the palace, now a blackened hulk.

6.   But snipers remained active, and the rebels continued to freely roam east and south of the river.

7.   Four weeks into the battle for the capital, neither side owned central Grozny, and snipers remained active.

8.   Russian troops consolidated their positions in central Grozny on Monday, but snipers remained active and the rebels roamed freely east and south of the Sunzha River.

9.   Life has improved a bit since then, although Serb snipers remain active.

10.   On Wednesday, Russian troops said a few snipers remained holed up in ruined buildings around the capital.