111.   Moscow says the strikes are aimed against Chechnya-based Islamic rebels who twice invaded the neighboring republic of Dagestan in August and September.

112.   New Delhi blamed Pakistani-backed Islamic rebels for the suicide assault.

113.   New Delhi blamed the suicide assault on Pakistani-backed Islamic rebels.

114.   On the desolate windswept plains, the burned-out hulks of tanks baked in the sun, the remnants of an earlier war between communists and Islamic rebels.

115.   Pakistan has denied Indian claims that the Islamic rebels are led by Pakistani troops.

116.   Once-allied Islamic rebels splintered and turned their guns on each other after capturing Kabul.

117.   Russian troops are helping Tajikistan patrol its border with Afghanistan against Islamic rebels.

118.   Russian troops, assisted by volunteer forces, battled Islamic rebels in southern Russia for a sixth day Thursday, with both sides claiming to hold strong positions.

119.   Russia launched a new offensive Wednesday against Islamic rebels in the Caucasus mountains, while the rebels handed control of their forces over to two prominent Chechen warlords.

120.   Russian Border Guards are in Tajikistan helping the Moscow-backed government patrol the Afghan border against drugs, weapons and an Islamic rebel movement.