1.   Yugoslav army troops have been laying mines, trying to block attack routes from Skopje and Kumanov in Macedonia.

2.   Russian troops have laid waste to Grozny and stand accused of looting, murder and torture.

3.   So Israeli troops laid siege to Ramallah last Saturday, barring everyone from leaving or entering until Herbawi was released.

4.   For the past nine days northern troops have laid siege to the southern stronghold, raining rockets and artillery fire on residents.

5.   The South Korean troops laid seige to a hillside and were exchanging fire with the unknown number of suspected North Korean agents, the state-run radio said.

6.   They said there were persistant accounts that Zairean troops had laid minefields along the border with Rwanda.

7.   It was impossible to make any estimate of casualties in the battle for Grozny, which Russian troops laid siege to three weeks ago.

8.   Such grim determination has been evident from the beginning of the battle for Grozny, which Russian troops laid siege to three weeks ago.