11.   The new push to clean out the al-Qaida remnants came after fighter jets bombarded the mountains throughout the day, softening up the positions of the holdouts.

12.   Turkish jets bombarded at least five rebel camps along the Iraqi-Turkish border on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency said.

13.   On Tuesday The New York Times said US intelligence agents were convinced French Mirage jets had bombarded Pale.