61.   Serbs fear the Majevica offensive is part of a push by government forces to seize a vital Serb supply corridor in the extreme northeast.

62.   Serbian forces attacked and burned villages Saturday in troubled Kosovo province, despite an official pledge that their offensive was over.

63.   The Croatian government insists the offensive was limited in scope, and declared Tuesday it had reached its goal.

64.   The Croatian government insists the offensive was limited in scope, and declared Tuesday afternoon that it had reached its goal.

65.   The ethnic Albanian-run Kosovo Information Center has said new offensives are in progress.

66.   The Iraqi offensive was the largest since the army crushed simultaneous revolts by the Kurds in the north and Shiite Muslims in the south after the Gulf War..

67.   The Kremlin said the renewed offensive was necessary after Chechen-based rebels twice invaded the neighboring region of Dagestan.

68.   The latest offensive is smaller than the six-week Turkish military thrust into northern Iraq that began last March.

69.   The latest offensive was part of a series of attacks the military has mounted since October to recapture territory taken by the guerrillas earlier this year.

70.   The government offensive was concentrated around the village of Vaksince in northern Macedonia, Defense Ministry spokesman Gjordji Trendafilov said.