41.   Fierce fighting raged near the Old Customs House building in Pul-e-Charkhi, Amrullah said.

42.   Fierce fighting raged around a former Soviet missile base Thursday as Russian forces tried to drive out rebels hiding in old rocket silos, officials said.

43.   Fierce fighting raged in the valleys of northern Afghanistan Monday as opposition troops launched a series of attacks on Taliban positions.

44.   Fierce fighting raged Saturday between rebels and government soldiers as the guerrillas tried to capture a bridge on the road leading to the capital.

45.   Fierce street fighting raged Tuesday in the town of Dvor, which straddles the Croatian-Bosnian border on the only road refugees could use to leave the area.

46.   Fresh fighting raged along the Albanian border and in northwestern Kosovo.

47.   Government forces launched an offensive Monday against the forces of a renegade military commander and fierce fighting raged around a strategic bridge.

48.   Heavy fighting has raged around the city as government forces launched an offensive to gain control of Serb supply roads in the area.

49.   Heavy fighting has raged around the city as government forces launched an offensive to gain control of Serb supply roads.

50.   Heavy fighting raged for several days, but without outside help the uprising was doomed.