31. A Khmer Rouge military commander said Sunday that diehard guerrillas were being deployed ahead of elections next week to retake territory lost to the government army in April. 32. A new wave of fighting seemed imminent Friday as the government army dug in to defend recent gains and rebel Serbs amassed troops and weapons to take back losses. 33. A Western military source said the government army, in conjunction with Croats, was undertaking offensives on three fronts in western and central Bosnia-Herzegovina. 34. About a thousand fighters from Islamic countries, mainly veterans from conflicts in Iran and Afghanistan, have been fighting in the government army. 35. About a thousand fighters from Islamic countries have been fighting in the government army, which also received military expertise from dozens of western and other mercenaries. 36. Although isolated and facing an improving government army, Karadzic indicated he believed his men still had the edge and risked little if the United Nations withdrew. 37. Although isolated and facing an improving government army, Karadzic indicated he believed his men still have the edge and risk little if the United Nations does pull out. 38. Although much better armed than the Bosnian government army, some Serb soldiers reportedly have low morale. 39. Although a heavily rearmed government army largely subdued UNITA last fall, Savimbi still commands a fiercely loyal, diamond-funded guerrilla outfit. 40. Amid the Erdut meeting, Gen. Zvonimir Cervenko, head of the government army, warned that time was running out for Eastern Slavonia. |
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