21.   However, the Serbs have suffered stunning battlefield losses since NATO warplanes bombed their positions as punishment for attacks on the Sarajevo safe area.

22.   Karadzic fired four generals Monday in an apparent attempt to heal rifts in the Serb leadership over battlefield losses and Bosnian Serb participation in peacemaking.

23.   Meanwhile, Serbs already were struggling with a flood of refugees from the recent battlefield losses in western Bosnia and Croatia.

24.   Rebel Serb leaders sacked four generals Monday, hoping to deflect blame for humiliating battlefield losses to government and Croat forces in northwestern Bosnia.

25.   Rebel Serb leaders sacked four generals on Monday, hoping to deflect blame for humilitating battlefield losses to government and Croat forces in northwestern Bosnia.

26.   Serbs in northwest Bosnia, who have suffered heavy battlefield losses in recent weeks, apparently are aiming to rid the territory they hold of remaining Muslims and Croats.

27.   Some Sri Lankan policy planners believe the Tigers may be ready to negotiate again after suffering heavy battlefield losses in the past two years.

28.   Some Sri Lankan policy planners believe that heavy battlefield losses in the last two years could force the rebels to the negotiating table.

29.   The latest escalation showed that despite recent battlefield losses to government forces, the KLA remains active wherever ethnic Albanians predominate -- which is most of Kosovo.

30.   The violence showed that despite recent battlefield losses to government forces, the KLA remains active wherever ethnic Albanians predominate.