11.   The warning by President Mohammad Khatami amplified the blunt message already sent by Iran through a major troop buildup near the Afghan border.

12.   There has been a Turkish troop buildup here.

13.   There is now a significant troop buildup along the line of control in Kashmir.

14.   Opposition leaders and mediators are afraid the troop buildup could lead to war.

15.   Pakistan has asked for evidence and accused India of a troop buildup across the cease-fire line dividing the two hostile neighbors.

16.   Pakistan, which denies involvement, responded with a similar troop buildup.

17.   A U.N. source in Sarajevo, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a Bosnian Serb troop buildup had also been noted north of Gorazde.

18.   After two weeks of daily clashes, the rebels still hold the villages despite Russian bombing raids and a troop buildup now believed to number several thousand.

19.   Bosnian Serbs said Tuesday they were freeing most remaining U.N. hostages in a peace gesture, but tensions rose amid reports of a massive government troop buildup outside Sarajevo.

20.   But there were reports of Russian troop buildups near Chechnya, which lies in the Caucasus Mountains.