11.   Civilians say West African and U.N. mediators are selling them out to the fighters who have destroyed their country.

12.   Civilians say troops commit arbitrary detentions, torture and killings during security operations in towns and villages.

13.   Civilians said the soldiers fired on passers-by after the explosion.

14.   Food had been short and many rebels captured by government troops were killed, civilians here said.

15.   In the morning, a Muslim civilian had said there were going to be rides to central Bosnia.

16.   Prabhakaran wanted more Western officials to visit the strife-torn north, the civilians said.

17.   Some civilians say they expect many people to take up arms in a chaotic free-for-all following any NATO attack.

18.   The civilians did not say who was responsible for the looting.

19.   The civilians said they were told the seas were too rough to bring in survivors, who were in lifeboats.

20.   Civilians said the Tigers were preparing to meet a possible onslaught against Jaffna by recruiting hundreds of young boys and girls into rebel ranks.