1.   Intermittent clashes continued from mid-June between government forces and FRUD guerrillas near the coastal town of Obock and in the region of Garabaousse, in the south-west.

2.   Despite intermittent clashes and other problems, both sides appear to be moving toward formal talks.

3.   Intermittent clashes continued throughout the day.

4.   There have been intermittent clashes in recent weeks between students supporting the Islamic government of Lt. Gen. Omar el-Bashir and opponents who favor reactivating political parties.

5.   They ended with agreement to halt more than two years of intermittent clashes in Poso that left hundreds there dead.

6.   There had been intermittent clashes from earlier this week.

7.   They ended with agreement to halt more than two years of intermittent clashes there which left hundreds dead.

8.   It was the worst act of violence in the region since a December peace pact ended two years of bloody intermittent sectarian clashes.

9.   Molo has been a flashpoint in the intermittent tribal clashes pitting members of the Kalenjin ethnic group against Kikuyu, Kisii and the Luhya.

10.   State officials reported intermittent clashes between the rival Bodo and Santhal tribes, saying the Santhals were using poison-tipped arrows to attack their adversaries.