11.   At least nine soldiers and one Muslim rebel were killed in three days of fierce clashes in the southern Philippines, a Muslim rebel leader said Tuesday.

12.   At the same time, the Chechen side reported fierce clashes on the northeastern outskirts near the village of Petropavlovskaya.

13.   At the same time, another guerrilla squad engaged seven Israeli positions in fierce clashes to prevent them from providing support for their colleagues.

14.   Brigadier A.K. Chopra, an army spokesman, said seven suspected militants and three soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in two villages in the Kashmir Valley on Monday.

15.   Despite occasional calls for peace from both sides, fierce clashes and constantly changing demands have prevented any serious talks so far.

16.   Earlier accounts which indicated a fierce clash.

17.   Fierce clashes have been reported in Tajikistan for the past week, and there have been reports of Russian air strikes in northern Afghanistan for the past several days.

18.   Fierce clashes that began Friday in Maguindanao province spread to nearby North Cotabato province, de Guzman said.

19.   Fierce clashes were reported near Zavalje, a mile south of Bihac town.

20.   Fierce clashes erupted Tuesday in troubled Kosovo between Serbian police and ethnic Albanians, with heavy shooting ringing out from villages blocked off by police.