21.   Fighting along the borders of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia broke out late last year and has intensified over the last month.

22.   Fighting along India-Pakistan frontier escalates.

23.   High up in the mountains of Kashmir, hundreds of Indian soldiers fighting intruders along the border with Pakistan kept up with the match on crackling transistor radios.

24.   His soldiers fought along side those of former military chief Ahmed Shah Massood.

25.   Macedonia, a former Yugoslav republic, and Yugoslavia have long suggested they would increase their cooperation to fight militants along their borders.

26.   Nigeria periodically experiences outbreaks of fighting along ethnic and religious lines.

27.   NATO said Sunday that Serb forces had increased fighting along the Albanian border, where the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army also has stepped up activity over the past week.

28.   NATO said Sunday that Serb forces had increased fighting along the Albanian border, where the rebel KLA also has stepped up activity over the past week.

29.   Onfre, who spoke at a news briefing Friday, did not mention fighting along the river, but called upon the rebels to strictly observe the cease-fire.

30.   On Monday, Ethiopia and Eritrea both reported fighting overnight along the eastern border crossing of Bure and elsewhere.