31.   Sixteen people were killed in two separate attacks, one in an area considered an Islamic militant stronghold, state radio reported Wednesday.

32.   Suspected Muslim militants shot dead a Coptic Christian in front of his home in the militant stronghold of el-Minya province Monday.

33.   The explosion occurred in the Bachdjarah, a part of the Algerian capital known to be a militant stronghold.

34.   The heaviest fighting of the offensive raged in the Jenin camp, a militant stronghold.

35.   The heaviest fighting raged in the Jenin refugee camp, a militant stronghold where hundreds of gunmen are holed up.

36.   The heaviest fighting of the offensive has raged in the Jenin camp, a militant stronghold just outside the town of Jenin in the northern West Bank.

37.   The mountainous area is known as a Muslim militant stronghold.

38.   The southern areas are known as militant strongholds.

39.   Two Hand grenades were also removed from the apartment on Jisr Street in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, an Islamic militant stronghold.

40.   Imbaba, an impoverished Cairo district, was a Moslem militant stronghold, until a massive police crackdown two years ago.