11.   But after the dust of Mogadishu settled, senior military officials took a long, hard look at its lessons and began training U.S. troops to combat irregular forces.

12.   Interfax said the ambush was carried out by Georgian irregular forces in Abkhazia.

13.   The return of the hundreds of thousands of Kosovo Albanians driven out of their homes by Serb military, police and irregular forces is imperative.

14.   The diplomat said many small attacks were carried out by Georgian irregular forces not controlled by the government.