31.   Crack government troops have been deployed in Basilan to try to rescue Nacorda but have been unsuccessful.

32.   Crack troops will spearhead an all-out assault against the Chechen capital when the order comes, said a Russian military expert speaking on condition of anonymity.

33.   Despite a major deployment by crack army troops, residents appeared unwilling to go to work for fear of ethnic clashes.

34.   The soldier died along with his kidnappers when crack Israeli troops stormed their West Bank hideout on Friday.

35.   Three hijackers were killed when German crack troops later stormed the plane.

36.   Other reports Saturday said the sect had links with crack troops of the former Soviet Union who had trained some senior Aum members in combat and shooting skills.

37.   Russian forces have ringed Pervomaiskaya with hundreds of crack troops, tanks and artillery pieces.

38.   The first US troops from a huge task force were arriving in Kuwait on Monday to counter the threat from crack Iraqi troops massed just over the border.