61.   Moreover, local Bosnian commanders in various parts of Bosnia have virtually set up their own fiefdoms.

62.   Most of the forced laborers, Red Cross officials said, are being held by local military commanders or the civilian authorities in remote areas.

63.   Negotiations on a possible surrender in Kunduz have been going on for five days, as Dawood promised clemency to local commanders and harsh punishment for their foreign-born counterparts.

64.   On Monday, the elders gave marching orders to their local commanders.

65.   One local commander called for U.S. bombing to end.

66.   One local commander tried to take over a supply truck before an angry crowd made him think better of it.

67.   Other local military commanders often give few specifics.

68.   Pir Muhammad, an alliance commander here, said that Taliban leaders on Wednesday executed five local commanders who were suspected of negotiating with the alliance.

69.   Rivalries between local commanders in outlying cities seem certain to continue.

70.   Sacha, though, knows that the local Russian commander refuses to negotiate for hostages.