21.   Mr Rifkind even appeared to place a question mark over British troops carrying out relief convoy duties in the former Yugoslavia this summer.

22.   It is unclear if any casualties were inflicted as the British troops opened fire.

23.   The white-painted Land Rovers had clear UN marking and the attack has given rise to fears that Serb forces have targeted British troops.

24.   The decision comes as British troops protecting aid convoys face growing dangers in the inter-ethnic war.

25.   BRITISH troops in the former Yugoslavia have to perform a fine balancing act between the warring factions as they start to deliver humanitarian aid in Bosnia.

26.   What has dumbfounded the British troops is the antagonism of the Croatian forces to their presence.

27.   In Namibia U N soldiers, including British troops, are escorting fighters back to their bases in Angola.

28.   Americans and British troops are making a very public show of their presence in this former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.

29.   And despite the presence of British troops, and a U.N. force beefed up by the arrival of Nigerian troops, several bargaining chips remain in their hands.

30.   And returnees said they were here only because they had been led to understand that they would be protected by the British troops.