11.   On his word, the military declared a cease-fire Sunday night in its combat operations in Chechnya.

12.   On Wednesday, the Russian military declared victory in the battle for the village of Novogroznensky, claiming Russian troops had virtually wiped out a rebel stronghold there.

13.   Several days ago the Israeli military declared the biblical town a closed military zone and banned reporters.

14.   Several days ago the Israeli military declared Ramallah a closed military zone and banned reporters, but the decree has not been consistently enforced.

15.   The Israeli military declared Bethlehem a closed military area, and said it could not guarantee the safety of the church leaders in Bethlehem.

16.   The Israeli military declared the area a closed military zone and expelled reporters.

17.   The military declared a cease-fire last week to allow Misuari to reach out to the MILF.

18.   The military declared Ramallah off limits to reporters.

19.   The military declares such amnesties as often as every two months.

20.   The Israeli military has declared Ramallah off limits.