1.   Similarly, Israeli troops engaged in dangerous close-quarter fighting with small arms and pinpoint missiles instead of simply pounding Palestinan strongholds with artillery and bombing.

2.   Army helicopters pounded rebel strongholds in western Nepal, killing hundreds of Maoist guerrillas in overnight air strikes, a government spokesman said Monday.

3.   Artillery pounds rebel stronghold.

4.   But the Israeli response was so far limited, with warplanes pounding guerrilla strongholds north of the enclave.

5.   Fighter-bombers pounded rebel strongholds.

6.   Government forces pounded rebel strongholds near the capital Friday despite the resumption of talks between ethnic Albanian and Slav politicians aimed at ending the violence in Macedonia.

7.   Israeli aircraft and artillery pounded Hezbollah strongholds Monday in south Lebanon and guerrillas fired more rockets on northern Israel.

8.   Israeli aircraft and artillery pounded Hezbollah strongholds Monday in south Lebanon, and the guerrillas responded with more rocket attacks on northern Israel.

9.   Israeli warplanes and artillery on Wednesday pounded strongholds of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in south Lebanon, security officials said.

10.   Israeli warplanes and artillery Wednesday pounded strongholds of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in south Lebanon, security officials said.