21.   The plane was headed to northern Sri Lanka, where the army has been advancing against rebels in recent weeks.

22.   The Taliban religious army advanced through opposition territory Monday, while reinforcing its western borders with Iran.

23.   The Taliban army is advancing against him, but northern Afghan warlord Rashid Dostum was confident Sunday in his heavily defended fortress.

24.   The Taliban religious army advanced Tuesday toward the main opposition stronghold of Mazar-e-Sharif, aid workers said.

25.   The Turkish army advanced into northern Iraq in May in a hunt for the Kurdish rebel group PKK, which is seeking autonomy.

26.   There were reports that in the waning hours before the truce, the government army was advancing toward a third town, Prijedor, in northwest Bosnia.

27.   Zaire claims army is advancing on rebels.

28.   But military video footage showed the army had advanced closer to Jaffna.

29.   But a senior military intelligence officer said that while the army was advancing on the village, it still remained in Khmer Rouge hands.

30.   The Bosnian army has advanced in other parts of the country, notably in the norteast of the country and more recently to the south of the capital.