1.   The Iraqi offensive was also interpreted by many commentators as an attempt by Saddam Hussein to precipitate the long-awaited allied ground assault.

2.   Since the Iraqi offensive into Irbil late last week, the professed goals of the US have been a scattershot.

3.   But U.S. officials said the Iraqi offensive had not ended.

4.   Reports said Sunday Erbakan has accused generals of blaming recent setbacks in the Iraqi offensive on the government.

5.   The agreement was put on hold following the Iraqi offensive.

6.   The Iraqi offensive was the largest since the army crushed simultaneous revolts by the Kurds in the north and Shiite Muslims in the south after the Gulf War..

7.   The Iraqi offensive has sent thousands of refugees fleeing toward Turkey and Iran, but many have returned.

8.   The Iraqi offensive has sent thousands of refugees fleeing toward Turkey and Iran.

9.   The U.N. plan would allow Iraq to buy food supplies but was put on hold following the Iraqi offensive last weekend.

10.   He was speaking to reporters after the second US missile attack on military targets in Iraq since Tuesday, following an Iraqi offensive against Kurds in the north.