11.   Ambon and two other islands where fighting flared are part of what was known as the Spice Islands in Dutch colonial times.

12.   But fighting flared after the truce began.

13.   But fighting has flared intermittently since last spring between the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which have decades of rivalry and distrust.

14.   But fighting has flared on several fronts since then, and the warring sides frequently accuse each other of violating the pact.

15.   But fighting has flared intermittently since last spring between the KDP and PUK.

16.   But fighting has flared intermittently since last spring between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which have decades of rivalry and distrust.

17.   But fighting has flared since a joint Muslim-Croat force last week captured the city of Kupres in the biggest single Serb defeat of the war.

18.   But fighting flared again after UNITA -- the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola -- lost multiparty elections a year later and returned to arms.

19.   But fighting flared for four days over Christmas, and clashes and killings have continued.

20.   Christopher has conferred by telephone with Israeli, Syrian and Lebanese leaders since the cross-border fighting flared last week.