71.   China, Russia and three other former Soviet republics agreed Friday to reduce the number of troops along their common borders, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

72.   Croatia also has troops along the Adriatic coast that could thrust eastwards into Serb-held territory.

73.   Croatia also had troops along the southern Adriatic that could thrust eastward into Serb-held territory.

74.   Ecuador girded for refugees and added troops along a lawless frontier.

75.   Eritrean forces attacked Ethiopian troops along the border in the vicinity of the Eritrean port of Assab, said Salome.

76.   Fearing war, Turkey has begun building up troops along its border with Iraq, the daily newspaper Sabah said Sunday.

77.   Following the incident, the peace force deployed troops along the route and soldiers escorted journalists traveling between Pale and Sarajevo, Blakeley said.

78.   General Clark says the situation in Kosovo remains dangerous, given that the Serbs have gathered such a dramatic number of troops along its borders.

79.   He said the Rwandan troops have met up with the Angolan and Zairean rebel troops along the road to Kinshasa.

80.   He said he could not confirm reports that his government has been massing troops along the border with Zaire.