11.   As Serb troops withdraw from Kosovo and NATO forces move in, grisly evidence of mass killings of ethnic Albanians continued to come to light.

12.   Asked whether the operation could have any lasting effect once the troops had withdrawn, Ziv said that it was part of a continuing confrontation.

13.   Battered and humiliated by the rebels, the Russian troops withdrew from the region in January, and Chechnya has elected a separatist leader as its president.

14.   A jubilant Arafat emerged from his West Bank headquarters Thursday, after Israeli troops withdrew from his compound and released the Palestinian leader from months of confinement.

15.   A story given more prominence quoted Indian cricket star Kapil Dev as demanding that matches with Pakistan be canceled until its troops withdraw from Kargil.

16.   After Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, he went to Tajikistan and fought for two years with the Islamic opposition there against Russian-backed government forces.

17.   After troops withdraw, land mines remain in the ground as brutal reminders that successful peace-building and development are still beyond the horizon.

18.   After several hours the troops withdrew from the village, Morelia, with no violence.

19.   After troops withdraw, landmines remain in the ground as brutal reminders that successful peace-building and development are still beyond the horizon.

20.   But Israelis worry that Hezbollah, or perhaps refugee Palestinians, could strike into Israel once the troops withdraw.