1.   A hostage who escaped on Thursday told the ITAR-Tass news agency that he had been forced to bury killed rebels.

2.   Overnight, Russian border guards killed nine Tajik rebels who tried to storm the post, said Anatoly Prokopyev, a Border Guard spokesman in Moscow.

3.   On the same day, soldiers ambushed and killed four rebels who had infiltrated the government-controlled northern Jaffna Peninsula, said Dewage.

4.   Soldiers repulsed a guerilla attack and killed three rebels in Tirunalveli village in the northern Jaffna peninsula early Tuesday, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

5.   Soldiers repulsed a guerrilla attack and killed three rebels in Tirunalveli village in the northern Jaffna peninsula early Tuesday, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

6.   Soldiers killed three rebels caught near an army base at nearby Karapola, said the official, who requested anonymity.

7.   The killed rebel wore an olive green uniform and backpack, the Mexico City daily La Cronica reported.

8.   He identified the killed rebel leader as Commander Julain Musa, whose group is wanted for kidnapping in the south.

9.   Indanan identified the killed rebel leader as Commander Julain Musa, whose group is wanted for kidnapping in the south.

10.   A local GAM commander was among the four killed rebels.