91.   North Korea condemned the fourth day of joint exercises by U.S. and South Korean troops as a provocative act one day after easing its belligerent rhetoric.

92.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only withdraw troops as part of a peace settlement with Syria and Lebanon.

93.   Powell was asked whether the United States might offer troops as part of the U.N. security force.

94.   President Fernando De la Rua offers Argentine troops as part of any humanitarian effort.

95.   Solana ruled out the deployment of ground troops as part of the current operation.

96.   Such attacks are steadily inflicting casualties on Russian troops as the war here drags into its second year.

97.   The attack occurred after the six turned in their weapons to west African peacekeeping troops as part of a national disarmament exercise.

98.   The British government also is considering the possibility of sending in ground troops as part of a peacekeeping force, Cook told reporters.

99.   The colonel quoted Burmese troops as saying the border closure was aimed at ensuring security for Burmese authorities visiting the frontier area.

100.   The government is better armed and has three times as many troops as the rebels.