41.   French troops backed by tanks deployed in several districts of the Central African capital to ensure the safety of French and other foreign nationals, the ministry added.

42.   Heavily armed peacekeepers backed by tanks stormed the homes of former factional leaders in search of arms in a pre-dawn raid Friday .

43.   Israeli forces backed by tanks moved early Saturday into the autonomous town of Yatta in the southern West Bank, Palestinian security sources said.

44.   Israeli troops backed by tanks were searching Nur El Shams house by house.

45.   After a quiet Friday, fighting erupted again on Saturday, with Serb infantry backed by tanks moving deeper into the pocket.

46.   After a quiet Friday, fighting erupted again on Saturday, with Serb infantry backed by tanks moving deeper into the pocket and outflanking the UN observation posts.

47.   Backed by tanks, forces loyal to Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani notched up gains Wednesday against the Taliban student militia on two fronts south and west of Kabul.

48.   Early Monday, three Israeli infantry battalions backed by tanks swept into Tulkarem and seized control of the entire town for nearly a day before withdrawing.

49.   The Palestinian sources said earlier that Israeli forces backed by tanks had moved into the autonomous town of Yatta in the southern West Bank.

50.   The Taliban have relieved Shiite Wahdat fighters in positions in the capital and launched an offensive backed by tanks, they said.