For three years, Indian troops hunted the rebels, but were badly mauled in relentless guerrilla ambushes.

Two Israelis were killed and several were wounded today in a guerrilla ambush in southern Lebanon, according to police officials here.

Many residents, fearing guerrilla ambushes and land mines, rarely venture far outside the city limits.

Trucks laden with toilet paper and plastic buckets are rumbling in on roads that were once impassible because of guerrilla ambushes.

The army first claimed the 10 peasants died in a "crossfire," then said they were killed in a guerrilla ambush.

The style has shifted away from assaults like the one at Kut, but guerrilla ambushes are on the rise.

There had been a guerrilla ambush in Chupaca, a village 10 minutes west of the city.

Not so long ago, passengers on this route had real dangers to worry about: land mines, guerrilla ambushes, saboteurs, bombing raids.

In recent months, the rebels in Chechen have mounted guerrilla ambushes, suicide bombings and snipers.

Last week two Israeli soldiers were killed in a guerrilla ambush in southern Lebanon.