1.   But it was not solely the irregular Hutu extremist forces and the Mayi-Mayi that persecuted the civilian population.

2.   Irregular forces would be disarmed, and JNA and Croatian National Guard forces would be withdrawn.

3.   Several incidents of harassment against Russian soldiers in July were attributed by some reports to Estonian irregular forces or forest brothers linked with the Kaitseliit.

4.   Even with the Russian army disintegrating and struggling just to subdue a band of irregular forces in Chechnya, the United States is not free of threats.

5.   Leaders of the rebel force have never hidden their ambition to turn the irregular force into a professional defensive army.

6.   Moreover, because Milosevic has resorted to irregular forces to disguise his hand in the wars, Arkan and other paramilitary groups have been given a freer hand.

7.   Some analysts say the irregular forces operate with the tacit consent of the military, a charge denied by commanders.

8.   There are none of the irregular forces or renegade rebel troops that can make peacekeeping operations far more complicated, uncertain and treacherous.

9.   Abkhazian authorities blamed the incident on Georgian irregular forces.

10.   But after the dust settled, senior military officials took a long, hard look at its lessons and began training U.S. troops to combat irregular forces.