11.   The meeting focused on the Franco-British rapid reaction force being assembled for deployment in Bosnia to protect the embattled peacekeepers.

12.   They were targeting tanks heading toward the town on the main road from the south to help the embattled U.N. peacekeepers, NATO and U.N. officials said.

13.   Two dozen East European nations, including a lukewarm Russia, assured NATO Friday they endorse a rapid reaction force to prop up the embattled peacekeepers in Bosnia.

14.   Initially in a bid to reassure European allies, Clinton said he would allow a temporary deployment of US troops to reposition and bolster embattled peacekeepers.

15.   Clinton had said last week that he would allow a temporary deployment of US troops to reposition and bolster embattled peacekeepers if they were requested by NATO.

16.   President Bill Clinton announced Wednesday he was prepared to send US ground troops into Bosnia to back up embattled peacekeepers.