31.   In January, the Iraqis blocked his team from carrying out inspections.

32.   INA said eight teams carried out inspections Thursday of seven sites already under surveillance.

33.   Iraqi officials who escort arms inspectors said Ritter has not informed them that he would be carrying out inspections on Thursday.

34.   Iraqi officials had said in the past month that Ritter would be allowed to return to Iraq to carry out inspection of weapons sites.

35.   Iraqi officials who escort arms inspectors said Ritter had not informed them that he would be carrying out inspections on Thursday.

36.   It was not immediately clear when the inspections would actually be carried out.

37.   Just as often, officials are unqualified to carry out inspections.

38.   Officers from head offices would also no longer be allowed to carry out inspections in areas previously under their jurisdiction.

39.   Ritter said his team would keep making attempts to carry out inspections as long as Butler wants him to do so.

40.   Roadblocks will be set up throughout the city and random inspections will be carried out in various areas, it said.