51.   He also urged the international community to pressure Sarajevo into halting its offensive, saying the Serbs were simply defending their positions but were ready to counter-attack if necessary.

52.   Bosnian Serb forces have halted an offensive by Bosnian government forces and Bosnian Croats on the southwestern front of Kupres, the Bosnian Serb agency SRNA reported Saturday.

53.   Chechen separatists said Thursday they would not continue peace talks with the Russian authorities in the breakaway Caucasus republic unless the Russian forces halted their offensive.

54.   Coming under increasing pressure from Washington to halt its offensive, Israel pulled out of two Palestinian towns on Tuesday while keeping a tight blockade around them.

55.   The sinking of that troop carrier forced the security forces to halt an offensive in mid-stream.

56.   The Security Council urged the Bosnian Serbs to halt their offensive on Zepa and demanded that humanitarian organisations be given access to the areas to help civilians.

57.   There is no requirement on government forces to halt their offensive in the US-brokered agreement.

58.   Though the offensive was halted in mid-March before achieving the goal of capturing the rebel stronghold of Pailin, the army had substantially increased the territory under its control.

59.   Lebanon pushed Monday for a UN resolution demanding Israel halt its offensive in the region ahead of a Security Council debate on the crisis.

60.   Rebel Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev called Wednesday for international pressure on Moscow to halt its offensive on his breakaway Moslem republic but Russian troops pursued their attacks.