1.   His edge was none too great for a general who planned to attack a heavily fortified position.

2.   At another fortified position, policemen stood sullenly waiting to be picked up, some wearing blue bandanas around their heads.

3.   Meanwhile, he said, many rebels had managed to survive the barrage by hiding in cellars and other fortified positions.

4.   Rebels have fortified positions less than one mile from the center of town.

5.   Though they are vastly outnumbered, the rebels have proved to be tough foes, fighting from fortified positions in the city.

6.   Within four days, the rebels would withdraw from the fortified positions they held during the conflict.

7.   After a three-hour shootout and another firefight Tuesday, they retreated through a forest to fortified positions in the mountain village, ITAR-Tass reported.

8.   At Karni and Netzarim, troops have uprooted trees and razed buildings that served as cover for stone throwers or gunmen targeting heavily fortified Israeli positions.

9.   Brig. Gen. Uri Shoham said the land on which the fortified position stands was leased by the Palestinians to the Israelis, but for civilian purposes only.

10.   Countless peace efforts in Afghanistan have collapsed and the rival factions remain in their heavily fortified positions in and around the capital.