According to him, the clashes started when the rebels shelled a Shabiha militia checkpoint in the town.

According to SOHR, rebels shelled a building in the Waif Dief complex, completely destroying it and killing 9-10 soldiers.

At least 30 patients were killed when the rebels shelled Kigali's main hospital on Thursday, UN military commander General Romeo Dallaire said.

A Russian Army spokesman in Chechnya complained today that Chechen rebels had shelled Russian positions and were stockpiling arms.

In Lebanon, there has been "a recent increase in the funerals of Hezbollah fighters" and "Syrian rebels have shelled Hezbollah-controlled areas."

Syrian rebels have also shelled al-Hermel previously.

LEAD: Anti-Communist rebels shelled a provincial center in eastern Afghanistan today, killing two people and wounding 13, the Kabul radio reported.

Each day Mr. Savimbi's rebels shell the city of Cuito, where a small army garrison has held out since January.

"The rebels shelled my house," said Mohammed Ferjani, from District 3, a clearly civilian residential area, pointing at a huge hole in the side of it.

Tajik rebels, with bases in Afghanistan, have been shelling and fighting mostly Russian Border Guards for a week now.