11. The Croats claimed they were nearing a rebel Serb airfield at Udbina, north of Gracac, which had been used for air attacks on Bihac. 12. The NATO airstrike on a Serb airfield in Croatia highlights the dilemma of U.N. peacekeepers in former Yugoslavia and their vulnerability to retaliation. 13. The NATO attack on a Serb airfield in Croatia highlights the dilemma of U.N. peacekeepers -- and their vulnerability to retaliation. 14. The top U.N. official in former Yugoslavia suggested Thursday that NATO was out of line in requesting permission for its warplanes to attack a rebel Serb airfield. 15. Three weeks ago, NATO requested an airstrike on a Serb airfield in the northern stronghold of Banja Luka, but was refused by the senior U.N. commander. 16. U.N. officials said the Croats had also taken a key rebel Serb airfield at Udbina, northwest of Knin, early Sunday. |