71.   The reduction in troop strength is part of a general streamlining of the military, which also includes acquisition of sophisticated weaponry.

72.   The UN Security Council voted Friday to extend the mission of UN peacekeepers in Rwanda for just four days while a debate continued over troop strength.

73.   There was no reliable estimate of respective troop strengths.

74.   Until Wednesday, cuts in troop strength have been by attrition, with outfits mustered out at the end of their normal tours without being replaced.

75.   Until now, cuts in troop strength have been by attrition, with outfits mustered out at the end of their normal tours without being replaced.

76.   Police and security forces beefed up troop strength at the borders, airports, hydroelectric dams, communications centers and other strategic points, the government said.