21.   Pedraza claimed many rebels were killed as troops backed by helicopter gunships pushed them out of the towns.

22.   Police kill Tamil rebels dressed as schoolboys.

23.   Police officers who had been nearby ran to the scene and opened fire, killing the rebel after a brief chase.

24.   A Colombian rebel was also killed in the fighting Sunday, near the city of Quibdo in northern Choco state, Martinez told RCN television.

25.   A command spokesman in Dushanbe said five rebels were killed in a clash Sunday on the Pyanj River, which demarcates the border with Afghanistan.

26.   A military officer, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said by telephone from Jolo that two rebels had been killed and four were wounded.

27.   A local military spokesman in the southern Philippines said two more soldiers and six rebels were killed in skirmishes on Monday and Tuesday.

28.   A military announcement said on Friday that two rebels were killed in northern Iraq while they were trying to flee.

29.   A rebel was killed in a clash with Indonesian soldiers in the jungles of New Guinea, a military spokesman said Friday.

30.   A rebel was killed in a separate clash with security forces in nearby Sirnak province, Anatolia reported.