21.   This summer it fell to Bosnian Croat forces during their joint offensive with the Bosnian government army.

22.   Two Liberian factions launched a joint offensive Tuesday against a military barracks where several thousand rival fighters are holed up along with hostages and refugees.

23.   It said the three countries support Sudanese opposition groups preparing a joint offensive to overthrow the government in Khartoum.

24.   The Afghan troops last Tuesday launched a joint offensive aiming at encircling the al-Qaeda fighters.

25.   The capture came, they said, after a joint offensive with the Bosnian government army lasting several days.

26.   The Croatians had announced on Tuesday that they were halting the joint offensive.