1.   At Sirnak after the disturbances troops carried out house-to-house searches, looking for arms and PKK guerrillas.

2.   British troops carried out the raid in which one suspect was arrested and another was killed in a brief firefight with British special forces in Prijedor.

3.   Its role was to secure the outskirts of the city while Interior Ministry troops carried out the dirty business of mopping up.

4.   Low-flying aircraft remain vulnerable to his fixed defenses and to the hand-held rockets that his troops carry.

5.   They say that planning continues for future raids, but that the Joint Chiefs of Staff remain wary of letting U.S. troops carry out such risky operations.

6.   Tudjman wanted an ethnically pure Croatia that encompassed all the areas where Croats live, and his troops carried out atrocities against Serbs and Muslims.

7.   Turkish troops have carried out such operations regularly in recent years.

8.   Palestinians alleged Israeli troops carried out a massacre of civilians, while Israel said most of the dead were gunmen killed in combat.

9.   After several hours of negotiations, the troops carried out a successful operation to free the hostages and seize the four sailors, Interfax reported.

10.   All roads into the city were closed to traffic, as federal troops carried out identity checks and questioned residents about any links they might have to the rebels.