1.   American troops have rushed to help defend fragile Macedonia, which would disintegrate in violence if the militants get significant support from the large minority of ethnic Albanians there.

2.   As the cycle of fire and intimidation restarted, monitors and French troops rush off to combat damage already done.

3.   By late afternoon, Northern Alliance troops were rushing into Khanabad with tanks, trucks and heavy weapons.

4.   Flanders in the north has declared its independence and French troops have rushed in to protect the French-speaking south.

5.   The general oversaw detailed battle plans for Haiti, North Korea and a second Persian Gulf conflict that evaporated when U.S. troops rushed to Kuwait last October.

6.   Pro-government troops rushed to key towns near Freetown to prepare for an expected rebel offensive as thousands of frightened villagers poured into the steamy seaside capital.

7.   American troops are rushing to rehabilitate the battered Soviet-era airfield they hope will soon serve as a crucial pipeline for humanitarian aid into Afghanistan.

8.   French and Canadian troops rushed to the area but made no arrests.

9.   Government troops rushed to the scene and engaged the rebels.

10.   In the north coast town of Arecibo, National Guard troops rushed to remove residents from alongside the Rio Grande de Arecibo as mountain runoff overflowed its banks.