21.   Lane said there had been no reports of any casualties among the coalition forces for the new operation, which has been named Operation Condor.

22.   Northern Iraq, a safe haven monitored by the coalition forces who fought in the Persian Gulf War, is controlled by the two main Iraqi Kurdish guerrilla groups.

23.   Rumsfeld said the task of the American-led coalition forces would certainly be more difficult if Pakistan decreased the number of its troops assigned to the border region.

24.   The American-led coalition forces are acting as an intelligence force, an economic engine and mediators among rivals here.

25.   The coalition forces had access to good seaports, well-maintained airfields and the cooperation from countries in the region.

26.   The coalition forces have been accused of attacking innocent civilians based on intelligence provided by one clan against another.

27.   The general, deputy director of current operations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined to say how many troops were in the coalition force.

28.   The Pentagon said no U.S. military personnel or coalition forces serving in Afghanistan were injured in the quake.

29.   There are limitations to sending coalition forces into or around Afghanistan, officials here say.

30.   To maintain support for their presence, coalition forces cannot dampen those hopes.