1.   Government troops ambushed separatist rebels in the Paranthan area, killing eight of them, said the statement.

2.   Government troops ambushed Tamil rebels, killing two of them in northern Sri Lanka, the military said Wednesday.

3.   In a separate incident Monday in the same region, rebels ambushed four private cars, killing two women in them, said army Maj. Amadu Koroma.

4.   The diplomat dismissed reports from Zairian government radio in the capital Kinshasa that government troops had ambushed rebels outside Kindu and driven them away from the city.

5.   The new offensive began after troops ambushed the rebels Friday on the main southern Philippine island of Mindanao.

6.   The troops were attempting to ambush the rebels, when the guerrillas surprised them at Kokkuttoduvai village in Trincomalee district, officials said.

7.   Troops hiding in the jungles ambushed the rebels Thursday, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

8.   Troops hiding in the jungles ambushed the rebels, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.