11.   NATO officials claim the rebels are regrouping after suffering a major rout in March when the alliance launched its air campaign.

12.   Russia cut off cooperation with NATO after the alliance launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, a Russian ally in the Balkans.

13.   Romania decided Sunday to allow NATO to use its airspace in emergency situations if the alliance launches airstrikes against Yugoslavia.

14.   Seselj threatened retaliation against NATO personnel outside Yugoslavia in case the alliance launches airstrikes against Yugoslav army or Serbian police targets to stop the bloodshed in Kosovo.

15.   Soon after the attacks began, the northern alliance launched a rocket attack on Taliban forces controlling the mountains north of Kabul.

16.   Still, it seems unlikely the alliance could launch a successful attack on Kabul without massive U.S. air support.

17.   The alliance launched the air campaign to force former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to end his crackdown on ethnic Albanian militants.

18.   The alliance launched the air war to force then-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to end his crackdown on ethnic Albanians.

19.   The alliance launched the cruise missiles Sunday aiming to take out anti-aircraft missile sites and make air raids safer for NATO pilots.

20.   The Afghan press agency said the northern alliance launched a major attack Monday evening on the Taliban position near Dara-e-Suf in Samangan.