41.   Chechen officials say hundreds of people have been killed since the Russian offensive began.

42.   Cuadra said the offensive will begin immediately and last at least until the end of the year to protect the coffee harvest.

43.   He said a Croatian offensive could begin within days.

44.   He did not say when the offensive would begin.

45.   Hundreds more joined the thousands who have already escaped the fighting in the week since the offensive began, with most of them heading for neighboring Albania.

46.   Hundreds more joined the thousands who have already fled the fighting in the week since the offensive began, with most of them heading for neighboring Albania.

47.   It was the second Turkish helicopter that has gone down in the Zap Valley area since the offensive began.

48.   Journalists are barred from the war zone and local media coverage has been censored since the offensive began.

49.   Once the Croat offensive began, it suddenly looked defenseless.

50.   Residents fled when the offensive began, and the guerrillas moved their administrative offices into other jungle towns months back.