1.   Meanwhile SOC forces were reported to have used Soviet-supplied helicopter gunships for the first time in March in an attack on Khmer Rouge positions around Pailin.

2.   As thousands of troop reinforcements took up positions around the city, military leaders warned again on Friday that strong action would be taken against looters and rioters.

3.   At battlefield positions around the Bosnian Serb stronghold of Banja Luka Thursday, Croatian units halted their advance and retreated back into Croatia.

4.   Be careful when maneuvering the ladder into position around power lines.

5.   Aerial surveillance showed that the militants were dispersed among two dozen or more well-fortified positions around the towns of Dras and Kargil.

6.   But on Monday Northern Alliance troops were pounding Taliban positions with mortars and heavy weapons from new positions around the hilltop.

7.   Croatian units halted their advance across the international border from the north and retreated back into Croatia from positions around the Bosnian Serb stronghold of Banja Luka on Thursday.

8.   Driving the Taliban away from positions around the airport would enable the alliance to fly in troops, ammunition and supplies for an attack on the capital.

9.   For his part, Esser was busy shoring up his own position around Europe.

10.   He said Israeli positions around Tulkarem, Jenin, and Nablus also would be discussed.