21.   Reliable sources said that regions in the provinces, which have also been wracked by faction battles, remained tense on Monday.

22.   Southern Lebanon and the Israeli border were reported tense on Monday, as Lebanese police said two more girls were injured in renewed Israeli shelling of villages.

23.   The elders said Afbarwaqo, situated in Mudug region, was calm but tense on Monday with each of the two warrings sides acquiring more arms.