1.   Government forces have received artillery backing from the much better-equipped Bosnian Croats west of Sarajevo, said Bosnian army spokesman Lamia Bojadzic.

2.   Russian soldiers, backed by artillery, closed in on the palace from several directions Monday.

3.   Serbian troops backed by artillery battled ethnic Albanian rebels Monday in heavy house-to-house fighting, forcing the guerrillas out of this village along the volatile boundary with Kosovo.

4.   The French-led rapid reaction force, backed by artillery, could also respond, French Defense Minister Charles Millon said Monday night.

5.   The French-led Rapid Reaction Force, backed by artillery, could also respond, officials said.

6.   The French-led Rapid Reaction Force, backed by artillery, could also respond, French Defense Ministery Charles Millon said Monday night.

7.   He was quoted by Interfax as saying interior ministry troops backed by artillery and armoured vehicles had retaken the centre.

8.   In the western Kljuc region Serbs repelled several attacks by Croat and government forces backed by artillery.

9.   A military spokesman here said thousands of soldiers backed by artillery and armour remained in their newly captured territory overnight and continued their advance at dawn Wednesday.

10.   The government troops, backed by artillery, were focussing on Khmer Rouge bases in the mountainous area of Phnom Koulen, deputy governor Kang Heang said Tuesday.