41.   News of the kidnapping overshadowed the low-intensity ground offensive against the FARC.

42.   On the other hand, he did not rule out the possibility of a U.S. ground offensive.

43.   One American and three U.S.-allied Afghans were killed Saturday in the opening day of a ground offensive that accompanied the air campaign, the Pentagon said.

44.   Russia launched the ground offensive against Chechnya-based Islamic militants in September after weeks of airstrikes.

45.   Russia continues ground offensive.

46.   Russian troops Sunday continued their ground offensive offensive against separatist rebels in southern Chechnya, but bad weather limited military operations, the ITAR-Tass news agency said.

47.   Russian forces pressed ahead Tuesday with a ground offensive against a rebel stronghold in the mountains, but bad weather kept combat aircraft on the ground.

48.   Security forces have waged a brutal air and ground offensive against insurgents.

49.   She was trying to reach a town inside a former rebel stronghold being targeted by airstrikes and a military ground offensive.

50.   The assault in Afghanistan, code-named Operation Anaconda, is the largest U.S.-led air and ground offensive of the war.