11.   Such patrols have been going on for the last two years and the two countries take turns deploying their forces, said spokesman Lt. Col. Kusmandar.

12.   The first joint patrols went into central Mostar, deserted because of rain and strong wind.

13.   Undercover police patrols went out on the streets and reinforcements were ordered into crowded areas to prevent attacks.

14.   However, the operation is not going smoothly, even though the patrols are going on under international supervision Ljubomir Frckovski, advisor to Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski said.

15.   A powerful bomb exploded Thursday close to the Israeli settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip, just after an army patrol went by, military officials said.

16.   Police in Northern Ireland said Thursday an explosive device was detonated in the garden of a housing estate in West Belfast as a Royal Ulster Contabularly patrol went by.

17.   SFOR patrols went to the scene and there were no reports of damage or casulaties, he said.

18.   The bomb was timed to go off as a military patrol went by, police said.