41.   Tens of thousands of villagers have fled during the latest offensive.

42.   The army charges the rebels have abused the peace process, using the troop-free area to plan and launch its latest offensive.

43.   The ethnic Albanians canceled a meeting scheduled Friday in Pristina, saying they could not talk with the Serbs while the latest offensive lasts.

44.   The latest fighting broke out only days after Milosevic promised a European Union delegation last week that the latest offensive against the KLA was over.

45.   The latest offensive ended a lull in fighting this year after heavy fighting in the north last year.

46.   The latest offensive is smaller than the six-week Turkish military thrust into northern Iraq that began last March.

47.   The latest offensive was launched after the rebels attacked a military outpost near the southeastern Turkish town of Silopi.

48.   The latest offensive was part of a series of attacks the military has mounted since October to recapture territory taken by the guerrillas earlier this year.

49.   The new fighting raged despite promises last week by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic that his latest offensive against the KLA rebels was over.

50.   The latest fighting broke out after Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic promised a European Union delegation last week that the latest offensive against the KLA was over.