41.   If the United Nations says no, at least some Serbs are spoiling for a fight, even if it means battling elite Western troops.

42.   Interior Minister Vladimir Rushailo said the two priests and five soldiers were freed Thursday in an operation by elite Russian troops.

43.   It says the future garrison will consist of elite troops who have studied the local law, language and customs.

44.   Many of the training sites were selected for their mountainous locations, making them difficult to reach for military forces, even lightly armed and highly mobile elite troops.

45.   Mass gatherings have been banned in the capital, where elite troops have staged impressive security exercises to demonstrate how they would react against troublemakers.

46.   On a grassy field outside the Russian base, elite Russian troops in black berets and camouflage uniforms stood in formation.

47.   Not long after the former president quit, Wiranto made several key changes to the command of elite troop divisions.

48.   On Friday, China announced that it will station elite troops in the territory after the handover to keep order.

49.   Security was tighter than usual for the parade down the Champs-Elysees, with elite troops joining police on side streets.

50.   Saddam Hussein is scattering his elite Republican Guard troops throughout Iraq to protect them from a threatened American attack, Iraqi travelers arriving in Jordan said.