11.   Soldiers armed with machine guns and paramilitary police in riot gear surrounded the palace.

12.   Soldiers armed with tear gas canisters and rifles patrolled the streets as the violence ebbed.

13.   Soldiers armed with shovels and protective rubber suits began packing the waste into plastic-lined oil drums Wednesday.

14.   Streets were largely deserted, except for pickup trucks of Taliban soldiers armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs, they said.

15.   Two KLA soldiers armed with automatic guns, and wearing fatigues, combat shoes, black sunglasses and black scarfs stand guard at the gate.

16.   Two KLA soldiers armed with automatic guns and wearing fatigues, combat shoes, black sunglasses and black scarfs stand guard at the gate.

17.   Two thousand Iranian soldiers armed with light and heavy artillery crossed into northern Iraq on Thursday to attack rebel bases, the Iraqi-based DPIK said Sunday.

18.   Patrolling soldiers armed with assault rifles and grenades perform a daily pub crawl, so that when curfew falls, many are drunk and dangerous.

19.   Soldiers armed with assault rifles, grenades and the anti-tank rocket propelled grenades could be seen in every neighbourhood.

20.   Soldiers armed with automatic weapons and wearing camouflage makeup, who had been arriving at the scene by the truckload throughout the day, also broke into cheering.