1. And even after Serbian forces began to shell the city and cut off the electricity, gas, and water, the family refused to move out. 2. As Serbs on the hills began shelling the city, UN personnel left for six weeks, taking shelter in Belgrade. 3. But a steady weakening of NATO and U.N. resolve has allowed the Serbs to move many guns back into the area and to shell the city with impunity. 4. But Izetbegovic said Serb soldiers who had shelled the city would be prosecuted, and he made no guarantee of safety for men. 5. But when they cannot do that, the standard tactic is to shell the cities with artillery and then send in infantry units with guns blazing. 6. The city was being shelled continuously, and there were terrible food shortages. 7. The promise was not to let NATO bomb Serbian positions shelling Bosnian cities. 8. The Serbs still shell this city, as they have for more than three years. 9. The Serbs, angered by the advance, threatened to shell cities across the border in Croatia. 10. After shelling the city for some days, the troops moved in for house-to-house fighting. |