51.   The fighting on Sunday came after gunmen loyal to the Eyr sub-clan killed a member of the Suleiman sub-clan.

52.   The fighting this week came amid conflicting reports of clashes inside Mazar-e-Sharif itself.

53.   The fighting Wednesday came after a week of building tensions resulting from the worst shelling to rock Sarajevo in two years.

54.   The latest fighting came as Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators traded harsh accusations instead of new ideas on how to solve their disputes.

55.   The latest fighting came during a visit to Dagestan by Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev, who promised that the rebels would be dislodged soon.

56.   The latest fighting came in the village of Dura, hometown of three Palestinian workers slain Tuesday night at an Israeli military checkpoint.

57.   The latest fighting comes as negotiations in Mexico City to end the war are faltering on the question of land and economic reforms.

58.   The latest fighting comes despite repeated efforts by the United Nations to broker a cease-fire and lasting peaceful solution to the conflict.

59.   The latest fighting comes on the eve of planned meeting in Sierra Leone of security and defense officials from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

60.   The fresh fighting comes just one week after the two sides agreed in Turkmenistan at a U.N.-brokered meeting to find a peaceful end to their conflict.