11.   Balad businessman Ali Mohamud Ahmed, reached by telephone, confirmed that the town fell to Yalahow only after the battle in Isgoyska.

12.   But Serbs repeatedly denied the town had fallen.

13.   Croatian Serb officials confirmed to The Associated Press that the town had fallen, and called an emergency meeting of their defense council.

14.   Croatian Serb officials confirmed the town had fallen, calling off a session of their self-styled parliament to hold an emergency meeting of their defense council.

15.   Despite the effort, the town fell to the Serbs.

16.   Government denies key town has fallen.

17.   If the town falls, the Bosnian Serbs would have a clean sweep of land from Sarajevo east to Serbia itself.

18.   Ignoring warnings of new airstrikes, Serbs pushed Thursday to the outskirts of Bihac, and the U.N. commander warned the town could fall.

19.   In Knin, Croatian Serb officials confirmed the town had fallen and called an emergency meeting of their defense council.

20.   It did not say when the town fell, and there was no immediate rebel comment.