1.   The Islamic militants believed that, since the government was non-Islamic and therefore infidel, its employees, especially those in uniform, were legitimate targets for attack.

2.   This was the region where Coptic Christian villagers had been killed, apparently by Islamic militants of the Jamaat Islami in May.

3.   Sharon died when Islamic militants opened fire on the tourist bus she was travelling on south of Cairo.

4.   EGYPT has imposed travel restrictions which will make it harder for Islamic militants to cross the border with Libya.

5.   Also Friday, two dozen suspected Islamic militants went on trial in France for alleged roles in a network that funneled arms and false identity papers to Algerian insurgents.

6.   Among his recent tasks has been negotiating with the Taliban over their support for Islamic militants in Afghanistan.

7.   An even greater disappointment is the continued terrorism by Islamic militants of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.

8.   American officials have said Islamic militants botched an earlier attempt to attack an American warship there, against The Sullivans last January.

9.   Among the reports, one official said, were warnings about Islamic militants.

10.   Anan Abu Mezir, a Jerusalem election official, says Islamic militants have caused his team problems.