31.   But Premier Costas Simitis also sharply criticized Yugoslav authorities for their bloody crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in the province.

32.   But the alliance reserved the right to attack if he resumes his crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists.

33.   But they are quickly discovered and accused of being supporters of the Kosovo Liberation Army, the ethnic Albanian separatists fighting the forces of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

34.   But the alliance reserved the right to attack if he resumes his crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists seeking independence for the southern Serbian province.

35.   But the alliance warned it would keep up its guard and reserve the right to strike later if the crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists continued.

36.   Community leaders are assuming their positions once again after the months-long Serb crackdown on Albanian separatists that killed hundreds and uprooted hundreds of thousands.

37.   Despite assurances from the Yugoslav government that its offensive against ethnic Albanian separatists is over, Cook said the fighting continues.

38.   Despite increasing signs of a political peace deal for Kosovo, tension smoldered Thursday following a shootout between Serb forces and ethnic Albanian separatists.

39.   Diplomat Richard Holbrooke said Serb military police maintain a strong presence in Kosovo despite repeated international demands for them to ease their crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists.

40.   Dozens of Serb police have been killed before and after the start of a Serb crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists last February in Kosovo, a majority Albanian province.