11.   Russian troops have been waging a fierce offensive in the west and trying to drive guerrilla fighters into the mountains.

12.   The enclave fell after a fierce Bosnian Serb offensive and there were widespread reports of atrocities including murders and rape of refugees by the advancing Serb troops.

13.   The isolated shells followed the first respite in fighting around the capital since the government army launched a fierce offensive against Serb besiegers three days ago.

14.   The isolated shells disrupted a lull in fighting, the first respite around the capital since the government army launched a fierce offensive against Serb besiegers three days ago.

15.   The unexpected violence in Pristina came as Serbian forces pressed their fierce offensive against militants in western Kosovo, where shelling reportedly continued Sunday.

16.   Their comments suggest scant hope for reviving a cease-fire accord that has crumbled in the face of a fierce Russian offensive launched after the presidential election earlier this month.

17.   While nobody knows for sure, villagers are convinced many were still there when the fierce new offensive began last week.

18.   A southern spokesman said northern forces loyal to President Ali Abdallah Saleh launched two fierce offensives overnight Sunday in a failed bid to capture the besieged city.

19.   British Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke mounted a fierce pro-European offensive on Wednesday, in an open rebuke to Euro-sceptic members of his own Conservative party.

20.   Chechen fighters said Sunday they still controlled the presidential palace despite a fierce Russian offensive that began Saturday in Grozny.