91.   Tamil rebels ambushed a military patrol, killing four soldiers and injuring five in northwestern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, military officials said.

92.   The clash began a week ago when rebels ambushed a Russian force at Sernovodsk.

93.   The clashes began late Saturday when Tamil rebels ambushed and killed a Muslim paramilitary guard.

94.   The fighting spilled over the ill-defined border after Chechen rebels ambushed a Russian force heading toward Bamut.

95.   The Germany-based DEM news agency said the soldiers died when rebels ambushed a military convoy in the province of Diyarbakir.

96.   The jeep was traveling down a jungle road near Meegasgodella village when the rebels ambushed it late Tuesday, said Major Tilak Dunuwille, a military spokesman.

97.   The ITAR-Tass news agency said rebels ambushed a Russian convoy passing in the area, firing automatic weapons and grenade launchers and destroying an armored personnel carrier.

98.   The military said only that Chechen rebels had ambushed a Russian armored convoy near Bamut on Friday, and that Russian troops returned their fire.

99.   The Russian military said only that Chechen rebels had ambushed a Russian armored convoy near Bamut on Friday, and that Russian troops returned their fire.

100.   The rebels also ambushed a military vehicle returning from an offensive in the northern province of Tokat Tuesday, killing four soldiers.