31.   Soldiers backed by tanks raid two West Bank villages in search of suspected militants.

32.   The official, who is close to the Defense Ministry but refused to be identified further, said the troops were backed by tanks and armed with machine guns.

33.   The peacekeepers, backed by tanks, cleared the way of rebel roadblocks so that relief workers can continue their aid convoys.

34.   The rebels fled when soldiers backed by tanks entered the port.

35.   The road to the campus was sealed off and troops backed by tanks continued to patrol the area on Monday.

36.   The soldiers, backed by tanks, entered the village of Tel, near Nablus, and shot Muhammed Reihan, neighbors told The Associated Press.

37.   They claimed the action, backed by tanks and heavy armor, was simply in response to KLA attacks and not aimed at residents.

38.   Thousands of government soldiers backed by tanks, artillery batteries and aircraft launched an offensive Friday against separatist rebels in northern Sri Lanka, military officials said.

39.   Troops backed by tanks patrolled the area Monday.

40.   French troops backed by tanks had deployed in several districts of the Central African capital to ensure the safety of French and other foreign nationals, the ministry added.