21.   Balasingam called for an investigation into alleged atrocities committed by security forces during the six-day unilateral ceasefire.

22.   Both sides are observing unilateral Christmas ceasefires, but the NPA torched a bus in Cebu last week in an extortion attempt.

23.   Chechen civilians were driven from their homes early Tuesday by renewed fighting, despite a unilateral ceasefire declared Sunday by Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

24.   Communist insurgents ambushed a bus and killed an army captain in the northern Philippines as the military observed a unilateral Christmas ceasefire, an official said Thursday.

25.   Ecuador has declared a unilateral ceasefire in its border war with Peru, which is to take effect at noon Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

26.   The PKK leadership declared a unilateral ceasefire in December, which went unrecognised by the Turkish military.

27.   The Russian forces in Chechnya began a limited withdrawal on Monday though bombing of villages continued in the southeast of the republic despite a unilateral ceasefire promise by Moscow.

28.   The violence indicated a one-month unilateral ceasefire the ultra-leftists had proposed to begin Wednesday was not being observed.

29.   The Sri Lankan government Friday announced a month-long truce with Tamil Tiger guerrillas, reciprocating a unilateral ceasefire called by the rebels from Christmas eve.

30.   The Sudanese official reminded a weekly press briefing that his country had declared a unilateral ceasefire and said that Garang was known for breaking his agreements.