1.   Bush administration spokesmen have declined to publicly confirm his capture.

2.   A Bosnian Serb police colonel later confirmed the capture.

3.   At a news conference Thursday, NATO spokesman Jamie Shea did not immediately confirm the capture, saying NATO was still checking the identities of the three men shown.

4.   But he refused Monday to confirm his capture, saying it does not help the anti-terror campaign to publicize individuals who have been apprehended.

5.   Co-Defense Minister Tea Banh on Wednesday confirmed the capture of Samlot and said the attacking force met little resistance.

6.   Hamadoun Toure, spokesman of the U.N. observer mission in Congo, confirmed the capture of the town and said it was in the hands of the Mayi Mayi.

7.   Information Minister Ieng Mouly said Thursday he could not confirm the capture because he had yet to receive a military report.

8.   State-run radio in Kinshasa confirmed the capture of Kwalungu, but made no mention of reported losses or the fighting at Konya.

9.   He did not confirm the capture of the town.

10.   They could not confirm the capture of Donji Vakuf, to the southwest, by government troops but reported fighting in the area.