11.   Soldiers have fought a handful of skirmishes with rebels since the government offensive began.

12.   The Bosnian government offensive this fall was halted just a few miles from the Ljubija mine.

13.   The Clinton administration feared that a Croatian government offensive would lead to a wider war in the Balkans that could even prompt Serbia to join in.

14.   The government offensive against the rebels in the hills has endangered the Slavs, and many have fled Tetovo.

15.   The government offensive comes as Western diplomats were turning a bit less pessimistic about their chances of persuading ethnic Albanian leaders and the Serbs to negotiate.

16.   The latest government offensive has prompted rebel counter-strikes against military and civilian targets.

17.   The peace offer appeared partly intended to placate critics of the government offensive, particularly among moderate Tamil political parties that are represented in Parliament.

18.   The Serbian shelling came in response to a Bosnian government offensive on Mount Majevica, the site of a strategically important Serbian communications tower northeast of Tuzla.

19.   The three were hit as they rode on tractors pulling wagons loaded with supplies for refugees who had fled a government military offensive in the province of Kosovo.

20.   This year, the rebels have regrouped and are pushing hard against what appears to be the beginning of a major government offensive.