11.   Oil executives from Croatia and Serb-led Yugoslavia met Tuesday to discuss cooperation in preparation for mutual recognition by their countries, former battlefield foes.

12.   State invitations and visits are carefully orchestrated to ensure smooth external relations between the onetime battlefield foes.

13.   The NATO-led peace force braced Saturday for a weekend of demonstrations by angry refugees trying to return home despite stiff resistance from former battlefield foes.

14.   But some Argentines were feeling a bit less patient about the islands, and a bit less welcoming to a former battlefield foe.

15.   The United States has also begun talks with another former battlefield foe, North Korea, and hopes to open a liason office in Pyongyang next year.