31.   The newly inaugurated Bolivarian Movement for a New Colombia will, however, remain clandestine for now to prevent its leaders from being slaughtered, said FARC commanders.

32.   The sources said the commander of the border units, al-Mashhadani was immediately fired and arrested, blamed for failing to detect the infiltrators.

33.   The supply routes to Tiger Hill from the Pakistani side have been severed, said the commanders.

34.   They left after being warned, said the commanders, speaking on condition of anonymity.

35.   Warring Afghan factions traded fierce artillery fire near the capital Kabul, killing at least two civilians and wounding several others, a Taliban commander said Saturday.

36.   However, fighting in general was dying down, Russian military commanders said.

37.   In Bogota, Tapias said FARC commander Manuel Marulanda and the five other top FARC leaders were not inside the former safe haven.

38.   Amri said deputy commander Muzakir Manaf would take over until a new commander is chosen to replace Syafii.

39.   Calm has returned to the border between Vietnam and Cambodia after a series of minor clashes there in the past few weeks, a local military commander said Wednesday.

40.   Chechen forces will ignore a Russian ceasefire offer and keep fighting, top separatist commanders said on Wednesday.