1.   Communist troops had swept through his Korean farming village, and his family had joined the stream of refugees fleeing south.

2.   For three months, troops swept through Ogoniland, arresting MOSOP leaders, destroying homes and allegedly raping and killing hundreds of civilians.

3.   Israeli troops swept into Bethlehem before dawn and battled Palestinian gunmen near the site revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, witnesses said.

4.   Israeli troops swept into Bethlehem before dawn, killing seven Palestinians.

5.   The Mexican troops swept in after the people left, searching for evidence perhaps, or just smashing things out of habit.

6.   The Soviet Union acquired the looted art and documents a half century ago when Soviet troops swept through eastern and central Europe.

7.   However, U.S. troops swept down before dawn Thursday and killed several people in the madrassa, including Haji Sana Gul, the brother said.

8.   Israel troops have swept into six Palestinian towns, battling gunmen and arresting hundreds, as well as confining Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to his offices.

9.   Many Nubans joined the rebel forces after government troops swept through the area, driving local families away on grounds they were sympathetic to the rebels.

10.   Russia continued with attacks from helicopter gunships as ground troops swept the areas they had seized.