1.   Mountainside caves that sheltered fighters from airstrikes for weeks were abandoned.

2.   The al-Qaida members are scattered on valley floors, in fortified mountainside caves and along high ridges, he said.

3.   The al-Qaida members are scattered on valley floors, in fortified mountainside caves and in tunnels and along the high ridges, he said.

4.   The al-Qaida members are scattered on valley floors, in fortified mountainside caves and in tunnels and along high ridges, he said.