1.   The Russian military reported that its forces had completed their encirclement of Grozny on Friday in an attempt to isolate the besieged Chechen capital.

2.   Bush spoke shortly after U.S. defense officials said special operations forces had completed the first ground raid into southern Afghanistan.

3.   Croatian government forces have nearly completed their deployment and rebel Serbs are ready to defend what they consider their territory, Akashi noted.

4.   Iranian forces completed a four-day amphibious military exercise in the Gulf, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported Thursday.

5.   Israeli forces completed their withdrawal from the Palestinian-controlled city of Ramallah before dawn Monday, the army said in a statement.

6.   Israeli forces completed their pullout from the West Bank town of Ramallah before daybreak Thursday, the military said.

7.   Schmitz declined further comment until the U.N. peacekeeping force completed its investigation, expected Saturday.

8.   The Italian-led multinational force completes withdrawal from Albania.

9.   U.S. ground forces complete initial operation in Afghanistan, U.S. official says.

10.   He and other US officers expressed optimism the US forces would complete their job here before the joint operations end in mid-July.