51.   A military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the troops were dispatched Monday after a large group of PKK guerrillas was sighted in the area.

52.   Abdullah was the only Arab leader to dispatch troops to Afghanistan, despite opposition from Islamic clergymen who regard fighting other Muslims as sinful.

53.   American, British and Canadian troops have been dispatched to the city to help the French, who have been under increasing pressure.

54.   Also, opposition parties have called for giving Parliament the final word on any proposed military action under the guidelines before troops are dispatched.

55.   An army brigade in the region dispatched troops to the site.

56.   Another stipulates that Tokyo can dispatch troops on U.N. peacekeeping missions only if a cease-fire is in place and if permission is given by local authorities.

57.   Arkansas became the sixth state to dispatch National Guard troops to help private forces and police guard nuclear reactors.

58.   Authorities later dispatched troops to the nunnery, northwest of Lhasa, and finally ordered nuns to leave, it said.

59.   Defense Minister Gilberto Echeverri said army troops were dispatched to the area to pursue the armed group involved in the bloodshed.

60.   Human rights groups and independent lawyers have said dispatching the troops was unconstitutional because the Parliament and ruling party committees were not consulted.