1.   The refugees, Thai village militiamen and some Thai soldiers have told The Associated Press that refugees have been forced back.

2.   The soldiers were turned back by Thai village militiamen.

3.   They were turned back by Thai village militiamen.

4.   One Turkish soldier and five pro-government village militiamen also died in the exchange, the agency said.

5.   The injured True Path deputy was Sedat Bucak, head of a Kurdish clan, who has some thousand pro-government village guard militiamen fighting Kurdish separatists under his orders.