11.   Throughout his life, he battled any force that harmed animals.

12.   U.S. troops battled enemy forces Wednesday in a hit-and-run fight that military officials say could become increasingly common in Afghanistan.

13.   US fighter planes will be ready for takeoff by the weekend to battle Yugoslav forces over the nearby southern border, officials said Tuesday.

14.   We had a lifetime of battling forces of injustice.

15.   And much of the Russian press has portrayed Yugoslavia as a gallant little nation single-handedly battling the forces of Western oppression.

16.   Angolan rebel forces are fighting alongside an outlawed militia group that is battling government forces south of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo officials charged Tuesday.

17.   Besides political disputes, pockets of Khmer Rouge guerrillas continue to battle government forces.

18.   Bosnian army troops are battling forces loyal to rebel Bosnian Muslim leader Fikret Abdic there.

19.   But heavy fighting persisted Tuesday in the northwest, where rebel Muslims and Serbs continue to battle government forces.

20.   But Taylor claims Liberia is the victim and accuses Guinea of harboring Liberian guerrillas battling government forces in the north of his country.