1.   In between, there were a number of clashes during which Iraq attempted to retake the area.

2.   He retook areas of land from the Goths and raised the empire to its greatest extent and power from Africa to Italy.

3.   In it, the government may have retaken large areas of Kosovo.

4.   In recent weeks Chechen guerrillas have staged effective counterattacks and even managed to retake some areas from Russian control.

5.   Israel has threatened military action to retake areas already given to Palestinians and threatened to incorporate into Israel large disputed portions of land in the West Bank.

6.   Then, last October, as a Bosnian army offensive was advancing to retake the area, a man called Arkan came to this valley.

7.   Then American infantry came to retake the area.

8.   But troops were able to retake an area several miles east of Jaffna city, said Karunaratne.

9.   Croatia has threatened to retake the area forcibly if the transition fails.

10.   Croatia has repeatedly threatened to retake the area by force if the agreement fails.