21.   The peace force troops have increased patrols in Serb-controlled areas recently.

22.   There are no U.S. special operations forces troops in Somalia, Franks said.

23.   Together with Plavsic police, peace force troops blocked thousands of Serbs on buses from reaching Banja Luka.

24.   U.S. special forces troops and Afghan fighters were combing the villages and caves Wednesday, and Canadian commandos were deployed in the high mountains which overlook the valley.

25.   U.S special forces troops have captured a former Taliban regional commander in the southern city of Kandahar, an Afghan general said Tuesday.

26.   U.S. special forces troops and Afghan fighters were combing the area Wednesday.

27.   Although in favour of lifting the embargo, Kinkel said he acknowledged that this could put the lives of UN protection force troops in danger.

28.   Bosnian Serb tanks pulled back from frontline positions here Saturday in keeping with the Paris peace agreement and ahead of US Implementation force troops sent to uphold it.

29.   But Dole and Gingrich said the costs should be borne through voluntary contributions and that the rapid reaction force troops not be subject to vetoes by UN civilian officials.

30.   Christopher also said Washington was continuing to study the possibility of using US helicopters to ferry UN reaction force troops into action in Bosnia.