21.   It is the first time fighting has flared in this area.

22.   Sectarian fighting has flared elsewhere.

23.   Sporadic fighting flared again on Thursday, said a local police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity.

24.   Sporadic fighting flared between government troops and militiamen Thursday, but a day-old truce appeared to be taking hold.

25.   The fighting flared again two weeks ago after rebels killed eight government soldiers in an ambush.

26.   The fighting flared as representatives of the two factions met in London for a U.S.-sponsored effort to end their rivalry.

27.   The fighting flared in the border enclave Israel occupies in South Lebanon as a buffer against cross-border guerrilla attacks.

28.   The fighting in Kurdistan flared as representatives of the two Kurdish factions were in London for a U.S.-sponsored effort to end their rivalry.

29.   The fighting flared as representatives of the two Kurdish factions were in London for a U.S.-sponsored effort to end their rivalry.

30.   The fighting has flared again in recent months as Aidid, the self-proclaimed president of Somalia, gathered his forces in an attempt to re-establish control over southern Mogadishu.