101.   As a result, the US government has dispatched its troops to the Philippines to help crush the kidnapping band.

102.   Britain said Monday it was planning to dispatch the troops to aid US soldiers in their mission to root out remaining Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters.

103.   But an official who took part in the meeting said on condition of anonymity that Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia might be willing to dispatch troops.

104.   Crack troops were dispatched to the scene and the criminal was shot dead.

105.   China however has yet to make public any formal reply and President Fidel Ramos has dispatched additional troops to the Philippine garrison in the islands.

106.   Delay in accepting foreign aid and in dispatching rescue troops to the quake-stricken area triggered mounting criticism against the government.

107.   Detailing the calendar for dispatching the troops, the Pentagon was waxing optimistic Tuesday that the deployment would come quickly.

108.   The troops were being dispatched to Brazzaville and Libreville, although a few might go to Kinshasa, he said.

109.   The United States is studying the refugee situation in Zaire and has not made a final decision on dispatching troops there, a Defense Department spokesman said Saturday.

110.   The Rwandan defence ministry on Wednesday denied dispatching any troops to neighbouring Burundi, dismissing such claims by Hutu rebels in the central African nation as propaganda.