51.   U.S. soldiers in Kosovo opened fire Wednesday on gunmen near the Macedonian border, where American troops have been working to contain an ethnic Albanian insurgency.

52.   U.S. soldiers in Kosovo traded fire Wednesday with gunmen near the Macedonian border, where American troops have been working to contain an ethnic Albanian insurgency.

53.   Van Aartsen praised the Macedonian government for its efforts to implement a peace agreement that in August ended an ethnic Albanian insurgency after six months of fighting.

54.   Earlier blasts were blamed by SLORC on the KNU, the only major ethnic insurgency yet to sign a ceasefire with the SLORC.

55.   Travel was strictly limited, with most remote regions considered unsafe because of lingering ethnic insurgencies.

56.   Junta leaders have said only one active ethnic insurgency remains, led by the Karen National Union.

57.   Most of the refugees are sympathetic to the KNU, the last major ethnic insurgency yet to reach an accord with SLORC.

58.   Observers in Rangoon expected officials would eventually blame the KNU, which is the only major ethnic insurgency yet to reach a ceasefire with the SLORC.

59.   Once preoccupied with stamping out ethnic insurgencies, the Burma military is being put to work roadbuilding, state media reported Thursday.

60.   The Burmese government has forged ceasefire agreements in the past few years with almost all the ethnic insurgencies, with the notable exception of the Karen National Union.