1.   A military spokesman, Col. Dogu Silahcioglu, said rebels were eluding troops in northern Iraq by blending in with the local population.

2.   Firing wildly, Philippine rebels eluded scores of army troops surrounding the hospital where they had holed up, fleeing into the jungle, officials and witnesses said Sunday.

3.   It was not known how so many heavily armed rebels could elude dozens of military checkpoints surrounding this major mountainous town.

4.   On Sunday, Turkish military spokesman Dogu Silahcioglu said rebels were eluding troops by blending into the local population.

5.   Silahcioglu said Sunday some rebels were eluding troops by blending into the local population.

6.   The rebels eluded a massive search until they clashed with army forces in the rugged jungles of Basilan early Friday.

7.   The rebels have been eluding thousands of troops for weeks on Basilan, marching their hostages through the jungle.

8.   With hostages in tow, the rebels eluded a massive search until they clashed with army forces in the rugged jungles of Basilan on Friday.