41.   Chechen fighters also claimed Russian snipers had taken positions around the center of the city.

42.   Control of Jajce would improve government positions around Serb-held central Bosnia.

43.   Comprised of British, French and Dutch soldiers, it launched artillery barrages on Bosnian Serb positions around Sarajevo on Wednesday.

44.   Defense Minister Gustavo Bell said troops would maintain their positions around the rebel zone because of the attacks.

45.   Defense Minister Gustavo Bell said the troops would maintain their positions around the zone because of the recent FARC attacks.

46.   Dozens of National Guard troops took up positions around the building.

47.   Earlier in the day, the Taliban made significant territorial gains against heavily guarded government positions around the city limits.

48.   Eastern alliance says it has captured the last al-Qaida positions around Tora Bora.

49.   Dozens more took up positions around the Plaza de Mayo, where recent protests have flared and forced the ouster of De la Rua and several high-ranking officials.

50.   Espinosa said the military established a naval blockade around Basilan and soldiers were in positions around the rebel hideout.