11.   Representatives of the outnumbered and ill-trained rebels said they had captured three towns near the strategic crossroads city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

12.   These Serbs missed their chance to flee when Bosnian government troops captured the once Serb-held town in northwestern Bosnia a month ago.

13.   We captured so many towns I have forgotten just which day.

14.   Rebels fighting to oust President Mobutu Seso Seko have captured another town in northeastern Zaire and are taking on government troops farther west, a rebel commander said Monday.

15.   Rebels in southern Sudan captured major town after a battle lasting between five and six hours, a spokesman said Friday.

16.   A former rebel leader now allied with the government has claimed that his fighters have captured five towns in southern Sudan from rebel forces.

17.   A Kurdish faction allied with President Saddam Hussein captured two towns from a rival Kurdish group in fierce fighting Sunday.

18.   A military statement said troops captured the towns of Urumpirai and Kopai North by mid-afternoon.

19.   A pro-government tribal militia in Congo said Monday its fighters had captured two towns over the weekend from rebels who control the eastern half of the country.

20.   A former rebel leader now allied with the government has claimed that his fighters have captured five towns in southern Sudan from rebel forces, a newspaper reported.