1.   Government forces began dropping bombs on rebel positions.

2.   Aerial bombing of rebel positions is continuing.

3.   For the first time government forces used fighter-bombers to attack rebel positions.

4.   The security forces of Papua New Guinea in late October began a major offensive against rebel positions on the island of Bougainville.

5.   As if to underline the difficulty of the road ahead, NATO jets Friday continued to bomb rebel Serb positions throughout Bosnia.

6.   As they rounded a corner, they encountered another rebel position, this one manned by uniformed, but unarmed rebels.

7.   After they picked out two rebel gun positions, Budanov ordered the barrage.

8.   But for the past few days, Russian tanks, self-propelled guns and helicopters have been bombing and shelling rebel positions in the foothills of western Chechnya almost continuously.

9.   But the area was a known stronghold of the Kosovo Liberation Army, and the Serbs were advancing ruthlessly on rebel positions, including the area of Bela Crkva.

10.   Instead, Russian artillery and warplanes have carried out a withering barrage of suspected rebel positions.