21.   Chechen and Russian negotiators today hailed their agreement on disarmament and troop withdrawals as a breakthrough that might end their six-month war.

22.   Hezbollah has claimed the withdrawal as a victory.

23.   He said the Israeli government should not use the partial withdrawal as a strategy to continue occupation in other places.

24.   In a speech Monday night, Sharif tried to portray the withdrawal as a victory, saying world attention had been drawn to the dispute.

25.   In Beit Jalla, Palestinians celebrated the withdrawal as a victory.

26.   In Israel, where some had seen the SLA withdrawal as a litmus test for a proposed Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, the violence provoked concern.

27.   In Israel, where some had seen the SLA withdrawal as a litmus test for a proposed Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, the violence provoked concern.

28.   Israel has demanded a demilitarized zone on the Golan Heights in the event of an Israeli withdrawal as part of a land-for-peace agreement.

29.   Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan used the limited withdrawal as an opportunity to claim a victory.

30.   Like the Rwandan-backed rebels, many saw its withdrawal as an attempt to buy time to better put together its proposals.