11.   Mahecha said troops Saturday were combing the mountains and came upon a group of Indian huts where fires were burning.

12.   Meanwhile, police combed mountains outside Reggio Calabria for possible storehouses of arms and explosives identified by mob turncoats.

13.   Military troops and police combed the mountains south of Bogota on Saturday after suspected leftist rebels kidnapped a national cycling hero -- the second to be abducted this year.

14.   Militiamen reported early Monday seeing U.S. special forces combing the mountains for al-Qaida survivors.

15.   Troops were combing the mountains when they were fired upon by rebels, the army said.