31.   Croatia says its blitz offensive to recapture territory from rebel Serbs has ended, but there are signs new fighting could erupt.

32.   Factional fighting has erupted in different parts of the country involving regional warlords with heavily armed troops.

33.   Factional fighting erupted briefly in Khost on Wednesday between forces loyal to two rival police commanders.

34.   Fierce fighting erupted near the West Bank towns of Ramallah, Nablus and Tulkarem.

35.   Fierce fighting erupted Wednesday in the Gaza Strip, with Israeli troops firing armor-piercing missiles after an isolated army outpost came under Palestinian gunfire.

36.   Fierce fighting erupted Friday in the Chechen capital Grozny and continued in the western part of the breakaway region, with Russian forces suffering heavy losses.

37.   Fierce fighting erupted Friday just west of the Afghan capital between two rival militias competing for control of the region.

38.   Fierce fighting erupted Wednesday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with Israeli troops firing armor-piercing missiles after an isolated army outpost came under Palestinian gunfire.

39.   Factional fighting erupted Wednesday in southern Afghanistan between two rival police commanders, an official said.

40.   Factional fighting has erupted in different parts of the country involving regional warlords with heavily-armed troops.