1.   Barrie said the rules of engagement under which the troops would operate had not been determined.

2.   But they cautioned that those troops operated under war time conditions with inadequate equipment.

3.   Howard said Australia could not stand by as East Timor burned, and he said U.S. troops should operate alongside Australians in East Timor.

4.   If it sets its sights on capturing such low-profile offenders, such as the two sought in Prijedor in July, SFOR troops can probably operate freely.

5.   In an unprecedented alliance, Uzbekistan last week became the first former Soviet state to allow U.S. troops to operate out of its territory.

6.   In Hungary, similarly, two-thirds of those elected to Parliament must vote to allow Hungarian troops to operate outside the country.

7.   It is the command and control base for all U.S. forces in Afghanistan, although its special forces troops operate more or less independently.

8.   Officials are remaining tight-lipped about whether special forces troops are operating in Afghanistan.

9.   Russian troops will operate as distinct units in the American, French and German sectors of Kosovo.