31.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon also has made clear the army would continue to raid Palestinian-controlled territory if Israel decides that is necessary.

32.   It added that the army continued to scour the border zone on Thursday.

33.   Israel completed a major military sweep through the West Bank several weeks ago, but the army continues to carry out almost daily raids in pursuit of suspected militants.

34.   Meanwhile, the Yugoslav army continued its repression of reporters, storming into the independent radio station Antena M, seeking to arrest founder Miodrag Perovic.

35.   Mobutu named a new army chief in December and vowed to return discipline and morale to the troops, but the rebel army has continued to advance.

36.   NATO has targeted oil refineries, saying it aims to choke off fuel supplies that enable the Yugoslav army to continue its crackdown in Kosovo.

37.   Ndahiro said despite the disagreements, he hoped the Congolese and Rwandan armies would continue to cooperate in maintaining and upgrading security along their long and volatile common border.

38.   No evidence was found to suggest that the soldier was kidnapped, though the army was continuing to investigate.

39.   One U.N. military expert in Sarajevo said it appeared that the Croats had stopped their attacks, but that the Bosnian army was continuing.

40.   Serb forces, which once easily outgunned the foes, have been declining since last year, while the Muslim-Croat government army has continued to modernize.