1.   Most alarming has been a shift of elite Syrian forces in Lebanon to positions that threaten an Israeli outpost on Mount Hermon, the strategic peak southwest of Damascus.

2.   Rambo Hill, named after the Hollywood film starring Sylvester Stallone, is the tallest of three strategic peaks in the area.

3.   A major assault was expected within a few days on Tiger Hill, a strategic peak, said Brig. Amar Aul, a local commander in Dras.

4.   Along the cease-fire line that divides Kashmir between the two nuclear powers, artillery pounded the slopes of a strategic Himalayan peak and shells slammed into roadside camps.

5.   As Indian fighter jets pound Islamic guerrillas entrenched on Himalayan mountaintops, ground troops are slowly advancing toward a strategic peak near the Pakistan border.

6.   At dawn, Indian air force MiG and Mirage jet fighters carried out four bombing runs targeting the strategic peak known as Tiger Hill.

7.   Bosnian Serbs shelled the Muslim stronghold of Tuzla today for a second day as government forces were reported to have made gains on Mount Majevica and another strategic peak.

8.   Close-quarters combat was reported for the control of a strategic peak where Indian soldiers have reached to within a few yards of guerrillas positions.

9.   Fighting in northwestern Bosnia and Serb demands for government withdrawals from a strategic peak south of Sarajevo have undermined previous talks.

10.   Gunfire pounded the slopes of a strategic Himalayan peak in the dispute over Kashmir on Friday as India prepared for a final assault on entrenched Islamic militants.