11.   But Ecuadorean officials said the situation was the other way around, and that Peruvian soldiers attacked the post known as Lieutenant Ortiz.

12.   Ecuadorean authorities said it was the second time this week that Peruvian soldiers crossed into Ecuador.

13.   He said the rebels included eight former Peruvian soldiers, three men from jungle villages, two teen-age girls and leader Nestor Cerpa.

14.   Human Rights Watch in its letter cited the cases of six women detained and allegedly raped by Peruvian soldiers or police.

15.   It said that in one incident four Peruvian soldiers were captured and returned to their unit.

16.   Journalists who have visited that area report seeing several Peruvian soldiers with leg wounds being carried out of the jungle.

17.   Journalists who have visited the area report seeing Peruvian soldiers with leg wounds being carried out of the jungle.

18.   Lima television reports said three Peruvian soldiers were injured, but there was no immediate confirmation or reports about injuries to hostages and guerrillas.

19.   Officials said that seven Peruvian soldiers were killed.

20.   Tensions between the two South American countries flared in mid-January when Ecuador said its troops exchanged gunfire with Peruvian soldiers who crossed the border.