31.   They also want to prevent retired army officers from filling top militia positions.

32.   They also wanted to prevent retired army officers from filling top militia positions.

33.   Israeli mortars pounded suspected Hezbollah militia positions on Wednesday after three Israeli soldiers were injured when their vehicle hit a mine in southern Lebanon, security sources said.

34.   Israeli mortars pounded suspected Hezbollah militia positions Wednesday after three Israeli soldiers were injured when their vehicle hit a mine in southern Lebanon, security sources said.

35.   The Afghan government has heavily bombed Taliban militia positions south of Kabul and has seized part of central Gor province from the warriors, officials said Wednesday.

36.   The Afghan government has heavily bombed Taliban militia positions south of Kabul and seized a part of central Gor province from the warriors, officials said Wednesday.

37.   The Hezbollah spokesman told AFP that General Amiram Levine, the army commander for northern Israel, was at the militia position near Baraasheet when it was targetted.

38.   The guerrillas also fired rockets at militia reinforcements who were dispatched to the area after the blast and launched several rockets against a nearby militia position, he said.