101.   Yangon has made no public reference to casualties since its offensive began.

102.   Last year the KNU held four rounds of negotiations with the junta and have said they were seeking a fifth round when the current offensive began last month.

103.   Last year the KNU held four rounds of talks with the junta and have said they were seeking a fifth round when the current offensive began last month.

104.   Reports from the Chechen capital Grozny indicated Wednesday that the fighting had eased somewhat since the rebel offensive began last week.

105.   The Croats have been backed since offensive began by Croatian artillery fired from across the Sava river behind Orasje.

106.   The latest German offensive began on Wednesday when German Finance Minister Theo Waigel said that Italy would not qualify to be a founder of a single currency.

107.   The latest German offensive began last Wednesday when German Finance Minister Theo Waigel said Italy would not qualify to be a founder of a single currency.

108.   The offensive began as the LTTE alleged that the Sri Lankan air force had bombed Jaffna on Wednesday, but gave no reports of casualties.

109.   The press offensive actually began on Thursday, when the presidential chief of staff Alberto Pandolfi said that Peru was seeking a country willing to offer the rebels exile.

110.   The massive Russian offensive began Saturday in the mountainous southern region of the Caucasus republic, using planes, artillery and infantry.