11.   The Russian commanders claim to have learned the lesson of the last war, and had avoided contact on the ground while bombing Chechen positions from afar.

12.   U.S. planes also heavily bombed Taliban positions on the strategic Shamali plain north of Kabul on Wednesday.

13.   US warplanes are bombing the position daily.

14.   When American planes began bombing their positions in October, he said, neither he nor his fellow fighters were much impressed.

15.   Yugoslav authorities accused Albania of aiding the rebels, while Albanian leaders called on NATO to bomb Serb positions on the border.

16.   Outgunned government forces briefly fired on the Ukrainian peacekeepers near Zepa, fulfilling an earlier threat to target them if NATO warplanes did not bomb Serb positions.

17.   A helicopter gunship bombed rebel positions near Tingi-Tingi on Saturday, but there were no casualties, Kabila said.

18.   Afghan government jets bombed Taliban positions in Paktia province, although there were no immediate reports of casualties.

19.   Allied warplanes from Angola and Zimbabwe bombed rebel positions, Information Minister Didier Mumengi said.

20.   Air force jets bombed mountaintop positions around the clock for the past two days, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.