61.   Dr. Sergio Gegembauer, a neurologist at Sao Lucas, said the operation would take place after the swelling subsides.

62.   He also said it is too early to determine how long cleanup operations will take.

63.   He did not indicate when military operations would take place.

64.   He did not specify countries where the operations were taking place.

65.   He initially said the operation would take place in late September, but doctors decided to wait.

66.   He noted that no one was injured even though operation took place while it was still dark.

67.   He said the operation was taking place in the northeast corner of Iraq, across from the Turkish border town of Cukurca.

68.   He said the mop-up operation would take at least two days.

69.   How long the operation would take was still uncertain.

70.   If the operation took place, the report said, the commandos would use helicopters backed by air power and probably would move at night.