41.   He said the ground assault will be difficult, as the Arabs have had years to build up their defenses and restock their caves with weapons and food.

42.   Heavy artillery rounds blasted the mountains southwest of Kabul on Sunday as presidential troops launched a ground assault against the rival Taliban militia.

43.   In northern Kunduz and Takhar province there are reports of blistering ground assaults by both sides in the conflict.

44.   India has responded with a fierce air and ground assault to regain control of the heights.

45.   Intense U.S. bombing followed, coupled with ground assaults by anti-Taliban fighters and U.S. special operations forces.

46.   Israeli warplanes bombed suspected guerrillas hideouts in southern Lebanon late Sunday following ground assaults on Israeli troops and their militia allies.

47.   Izvestia implied Thursday that Grachev had bungled the ground assault of Grozny.

48.   Karen guerrillas said they turned back ground assaults by Burmese government troops Wednesday in their desperate battle to hold on to the last major base of their ethnic insurgency.

49.   On Monday, Russian forces in Chechnya appeared set for a ground assault on rebel-held southern regions after staging massive airstrikes and capturing a key road.

50.   On Sunday night, Israeli warplanes bombed suspected guerrilla hideouts in two raids following ground assaults on Israeli troops and their Lebanese militia allies.