51.   Rebels guarding drug crops will have at least one tough commander breathing down their necks when a controversial U.S.-backed counter-narcotics offensive begins.

52.   Resentment is also high in Surmad, because U.S.-led forces detained the police chief just before the offensive began.

53.   Residents fled when the offensive began, and the guerrillas moved their administrative offices into other jungle towns months ago.

54.   Residents fled when the offensive began, and the guerrillas moved their administrative offices into other jungle towns.

55.   Russian forces withdrew Saturday from the village of Gekhi, where the current offensive began Tuesday.

56.   Since the offensive began, the United States had sought to prevent any council moves on the fighting.

57.   Serbs from Croatia have fought alongside Bosnian Serbs since the offensive on Bihac began last month.

58.   Since the Israeli offensive began, Jordanian labor unionists and political parties have been pressing the government to suspend the treaty.

59.   Since the offensive began, the rebels have fought hard to hold onto their territory.

60.   Since the offensive began, they have fought hard to hold onto their territory.