1.   Rebels fired mortar shells directly into the town square.

2.   Also Thursday, rebels fired on a stadium in the Chechen capital, Grozny, where Russian forces and Chechen civilians had gathered for Victory Day celebrations.

3.   An American journalist was killed when rebels in Sierra Leone fired at the car in which he and other journalists were riding.

4.   Another government effort at reinforcement collapsed when a munitions supply flight to Matadi had to be aborted after rebels fired on the cargo plane.

5.   But this year, rebels have been firing with abandon, proving that they have replenished their supply of ammunition, the official said.

6.   In addition, an American journalist was killed when rebels in Sierra Leone fired at the car in which he and other journalists were riding.

7.   It was the first time the rebels had fired directly at the police.

8.   Later, rebel Serbs fired two missiles at two NATO reconnaissance planes outside Gorazde in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina.

9.   Rebels fired on the navy base, the police station and the Ministry of Justice building.

10.   Rebels also fired three large artillery rounds into the city of Tuzla, in one of the zones designated by the United Nations as a safe area.