51.   The government, which so far has failed to quell the militants, appears to be launching separate cleanup operations in major strongholds of the militants.

52.   The equipment will remain in Russia after the cleanup operation is complete.

53.   The skirmish occurred after a group of insurgents fell on a security patrol that was part of a cleanup operation launched Friday by security forces.

54.   The team found that managers of cleanup operations at the site need to keep a closer eye on radiation-exposure levels and tighten contamination-control practices.

55.   A major cleanup operation had begun as floodwaters began receding leaving a trail of devastation in their wake, television said.

56.   At the time thousands of Danish, US and island people helped clear the crash site during a two-month cleanup operation.

57.   Experts, meanwhile, said weather conditions could play a deciding role in cleanup operations.

58.   The Royal Marines were being enlisted into the massive cleanup operation, providing landing craft and crews to transport equipment to beaches and coves inaccessible by road.

59.   The spokesman denied remarks by White in Washington on Tuesday that the United States had offered help with the cleanup operation.

60.   The United States has offered to send a team of experts to help in cleanup operations.