1.   But a brutal border war earlier this year saw Ethiopian troops penetrate deep into Eritrean territory, sending thousands of civilians fleeing.

2.   A senior Bosnian army official said government troops had penetrated Serb lines north and south of the city.

3.   A senior Bosnian army official said government troops penetrated Serb lines north and south of the city.

4.   Col. Andrew Leslie, commander of U.N. troops in Knin, said Croat troops had penetrated Serb defenses near the town in several locations after heavy shelling.

5.   Col. Leslie said Croat troops had penetrated Serb defenses near the town in several locations after hours of heavy shelling.

6.   He said the army troops penetrated front-controlled territory without coordinating with front field commanders in the area.

7.   While Russian troops have penetrated northern Grozny, they had been unable to close southern routes out of the city and into the mountains.

8.   Meanwhile, UN officials said Croatian troops had penetrated buffer zones separating them from Serb forces in Croatia along front lines in the east and south of the country.

9.   On Tuesday Burns confirmed that foreign troops had penetrated into Zaire but stopped short of identifying them.