1.   Ahmetovic told the court the Yugoslav National Army and local Serb militiamen took over Vlasenica.

2.   Beaten once by a Hutu militiaman for refusing to disclose where Alexia was, the witness said Akayesu and three other militiamen took him to a forest one evening.

3.   Increasingly, Palestinian militiamen have taken their three-week battle to populated areas, drawing fierce Israeli retaliation.

4.   The nine relief workers were caught up in the confusion of the fighting in and around the compound when the militiamen took them.

5.   The RNA said Saturday that the militiamen had also taken women and children hostages for their protection, mirroring reports of such activities during their time in Zaire.

6.   In two months he has seen Hutu militiamen take away people who had sought refuge in the orphanage and kill them.

7.   Some militiamen also took advantage of the street fighting between the factions to loot the homes of civilians.

8.   Some militiamen took advantage of the street fighting to loot property of civilians.

9.   The children were sheltering in the Saint-Famille Church in Kigali when they were taken away by Hutu government militiamen on Tuesday.