51.   Strikes by the Shiite Muslim group have taken place almost daily since Israel began a military offensive into Palestinian towns and cities in the West Bank.

52.   That gives Putin the powerful advantage of campaigning as an incumbent at a time when his popularity is surging because of the Russian military offensive in Chechnya.

53.   Taloqan is an axis on the north-south road through Takhar province and has served as a launching pad for military offensives.

54.   The Croatian military offensive that drove rebel Serb forces out of the Krajina region of Croatia this month proved that, she said.

55.   The diplomats say Iran funneled tens of millions of dollars in aid through Hezbollah last year to Lebanese civilians who had been displaced by an Israeli military offensive.

56.   The guerrilla army had essentially been in hiding since the government began a military offensive in late July.

57.   The first phase of a large-scale military offensive in the West Bank ended early this month with a brief lull in the bombings, but they have resumed.

58.   The Israeli prime minister has won broad popular backing from Israelis for his military offensive that followed a string of suicide bombings.

59.   The military offensive has been widely popular among Israelis, who have been exhausted, depressed and frightened by a deadly wave of suicide bombings.

60.   The latest military offensive began in earnest about six days ago with coordinated attacks by Croatian government troops, Bosnian Croat forces, and the Bosnian army.