111.   Meanwhile the world body is asking the warring factions to abide by earlier promises to refrain from any major offensives.

112.   Meanwhile, the rebels have warned Tamil civilians in the peninsula that a major military offensive against Jaffna town is imminent.

113.   Military units across Chechnya were put on increased alert because of warnings that the guerrillas could mount major offensives during the first half of September, the officials said.

114.   NAZRAN, Russia -- Top Russian officials confer at army headquarters in Mozdok on Friday after the military confirms plans for a major new offensive in breakaway Chechnya.

115.   NAZRAN, Russia -- Russian architects of the war in Chechnya fly to the secessionist region after the military confirmed plans for a major new offensive against the rebels.

116.   On Monday, Taliban officials in Kabul accused the opposition of launching a major offensive in northern Kunduz province.

117.   On Wednesday, Russian forces launched a major offensive in the south, using heavy air power and artillery to try to mop up remaining separatist resistance.

118.   On Monday, the northern alliance said it was preparing a major offensive that would target key cities, including Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.

119.   On Wednesday, Russian forces launched a major offensive in the south, using heavy air power and artillery in an effort to mop up remaining separatist resistance.

120.   Preparations for a major military offensive around Sarajevo are difficult to track, however.