11.   Some fear that if fighting were to break out between Dostum and the Taliban the country would quickly become embroiled in a vicious ethnic war.

12.   The atrocities were part of a vicious war campaign Del Ponte has accused former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic of masterminding in a war crimes tribunal indictment.

13.   Another black spot was Turkey, engaged in a vicious war against Kurdish separatists.

14.   This year, however, the caucus has been characterized by a vicious war of campaign advertising played out on local radio and television.

15.   Its creation sparked a vicious war between Croats and Moslems in southern and central Bosnia.

16.   The creation of the semi-state sparked a vicious war between Croats and Moslems in southern and central Bosnia.