11.   But many Kurds showed little faith in Saddam after so many harsh crackdowns directed at them in the past.

12.   Following a harsh crackdown on the separatists by Yugoslav forces in recent months, U.S.-led NATO forces are considering a military strike on Serbian targets.

13.   Hundreds of police dragged homeless men kicking and screaming from their shantytown Wednesday in an unusually harsh crackdown that prompted passersby to stop and stare in shock.

14.   Many Kurds showed little faith in Saddam after so many harsh crackdowns against them in the past.

15.   Nyarota and his newspaper, The Daily News, have borne the brunt of a harsh crackdown on the independent media by the government of President Robert Mugabe.

16.   Others, including the Nobel awards committee itself, feared that the prize could trigger a harsh crackdown by the Indonesian government on the eastern part of Timor island.

17.   Serbian authorities are conducting a harsh crackdown on ethnic Albanians in the separatist province of Kosovo.

18.   Similar police actions this month following shootings blamed on the rebels have resulted in harsh crackdowns backed by tanks and artillery.

19.   Shootings blamed on the rebels have resulted in harsh crackdowns backed by tanks and artillery.

20.   That fear has led to harsh crackdowns against any hints of Kurdish nationalism that include a ban on teaching or broadcasting in Kurdish.