1.   He said Chechen commanders on the ground sometimes did not obey orders, suggesting that the Chechen central command was not directly responsible for breaking the ceasefire.

2.   In the latest fighting, northern artillery gunners on Friday blasted the southern stronghold of Aden as both sides accused each other of breaking the ceasefire.

3.   India has pledged military support to Nepal as it battles a Maoist insurgency that has taken on a new intensity since November, when the rebels broke a ceasefire.

4.   It was the first killing of a police officer since the IRA broke its ceasefire in February last year.

5.   About a third of the deaths occurred since the rebels broke the ceasefire in late November.

6.   Almost half the deaths have come since the rebels broke the ceasefire in November.

7.   Both sides accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire and escalating the violence.

8.   Both sides blamed each other for breaking the ceasefire.

9.   But three rounds of negotiations yielded no breakthrough and the Maoists broke the ceasefire in late November.

10.   Deuba has vowed to crush the Maoists by force, angered the Maoists broke a ceasefire he reached with them after taking power in July.