11.   The military said that a rebel group ambushed and killed three settlers last week.

12.   The pro-Serb Media Center said a group of rebels ambushed an ambulance on Monday, wounding the driver, a doctor and another passenger.

13.   Two hours later the same guerrilla group ambushed a patrol of Israeli-backed militia, wounding four militiamen, Lebanese security officials said.

14.   An unknown number of Nepalese soldiers were killed when a large group of Maoist rebels ambushed them in the west of the kingdom, cabinet sources said Thursday.

15.   Two different rebel groups ambushed an army patrol and a police station in northeastern Antioquia department Monday killing two soldiers and one police officer, military spokesmen said.

16.   The firefight, which ended late Thursday, erupted when a group of Islamic mercenaries ambushed an army convoy, police said.