31.   Government and Serb troops battled around the Serb-held southwestern Sarajevo suburb of Nedzarici, which borders the U.N.-controlled airport.

32.   Government troops battled rebels in two separate confrontations overnight, killing eight militants, police said.

33.   Government troops battled Serb rebels Sunday in northeastern Bosnia, and U.N. officials reported growing Serb artillery attacks in the southwest.

34.   He has said he will visit Chechnya, the southern republic where Russian troops are battling separatist guerrillas, but he has not said when.

35.   In another clash, Yugoslav army troops battled Albanian arms smugglers near the border village of Kosare and near the border outpost of Gorozup to the south.

36.   In fact, in patches of Cambodian jungle near the Thai border, government troops are still battling forces comprised of rebels and soldiers loyal to Ranariddh.

37.   Indian troops have been battling to dislodge Islamic intruders from strategic heights in the remote areas of northern Jammu-Kashmir state since last month.

38.   Israeli troops battle Palestinians as riots rage through the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

39.   Israeli troops battled Lebanese guerrillas near the international border in southern Lebanon early Monday, with Israel reporting thee guerrillas killed in a raid by its forces.

40.   Israeli troops battled Lebanese guerrillas near the international border in southern Lebanon early Monday, with Israel reporting three guerrillas killed in a raid by its forces.