1.   Clinton has hinted at having American troops assist U.N. forces in the conflict.

2.   Dobbins said the U.S. military would assist the force with logistics and intelligence, but that America would continue to concentrate its international efforts on the war against terrorism.

3.   He also works with thousands of allied troops from France, Britain, Australia and elsewhere that are assisting American forces on the ground in Afghanistan.

4.   He parried questions about whether his forces had been assisted by American soldiers.

5.   Under the present interpretation, Japan would not be able to send military personnel to assist American forces outside Japanese territory.

6.   A detachment from the new headquarters will assist NATO forces being shipped into the region through the Greek port of Salonica.

7.   But a defense official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the Pentagon is doing nothing in Bosnia to assist government forces against the Serbs.

8.   Despite widespread belief that Russia and Iran are assisting opposition forces fighting the Taliban, the United Nations did not impose an arms embargo on the opposition.

9.   Earlier Thursday, a defense official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the Pentagon is doing nothing in Bosnia to assist government forces against the Serbs.

10.   He disclosed that hundreds of U.S. special operations troops are on the ground in northern and southern Afghanistan assisting opposition forces and hunting al-Qaida leaders.