101.   President Saddam Hussein sent elite troops backed by tanks and helicopters to crush the violence, the diplomats said.

102.   Saddam sent elite troops backed by tanks and helicopters to crush the violence, the diplomat said.

103.   Saddam sent elite troops backed by tanks and helicopters to crush the violence, the diplomats added.

104.   Separately, IFOR officials defended the shooting dead last week of an armed Serb within the separation zone by elite French troops.

105.   Southern military spokesmen said the northern offensive was led by elite northern troops, the Republican Guard.

106.   Southern military spokesmen said the northern offensive which spread from Al-Wahat to Tour al-Baha was led by elite northern troops, the Republican Guard.

107.   The area has been transformed into a near impregnable fortress guarded by elite troops and bomb-sniffing dogs.

108.   The army has its elite troops at the ready and the Navy has refurbished some of its warships to serve as floating prisons and hospitals, officials said.

109.   The deadline for UN action added to escalating tension in the Gulf, where allied troops were converging following reports of the deployment of elite Iraqi troops near Kuwait.

110.   The Israeli soldier-hostage died when elite Israeli troops stormed a hideout on Friday night losing one more soldier, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announced.