61. Libya condemned the build up of troops by both sides. 62. Northern forces are led by President Ali Abdallah Saleh and southern troops by his southern rival and former vice president Ali Salem al-Baid. 63. On Monday Russian and Chechen rebel negotiators reached agreement on a pullout of Russian troops by the end of August. 64. On Tuesday UN officials reported a build-up of troops by Croatian government and separatist forces and said UN personnel had had their movements restricted by both sides. 65. Philippe said he thought the Krajina Serbs were using the blockade to show their opposition to the upcoming replacement of the French troops by Bangladeshi ones. 66. Rengo Okinawa officials conceded that there is no legal basis for the removal of American troops by a local referendum. 67. The Mozambican government and RENAMO former rebels promised the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Mozambique to complete the assembly of their troops by midnight Friday. |