71.   By Monday, Muslim forces had withdrawn from the Kaksar region and had begun to pull back in the Mushkoh Valley, Indian officials said.

72.   But U.S. and rebel officials said Iraqi forces had not withdrawn from Irbil before the attack and fighting continued south and east toward Sulaymaniyah.

73.   By Monday, forces had withdrawn from the Kaksar region and had begun to pull back in the Mushkoh Valley, Jassal said.

74.   Cassese sketched a scenario of renewed war if the NATO-led peace force withdraws and elections affirm the power of nationalist politicians.

75.   Dole declared the current U.N. peacekeeping effort a failure and said the peacekeeping force should withdraw.

76.   During the meeting, Britain circulated a draft resolution condemning Iraqi moves into the north and demanding that its forces withdraw from the area.

77.   Dudayev, who has been operating out of a bomb shelter under the presidential palace in besieged Grozny, has adamantly refused to negotiate unless Russian forces withdraw first.

78.   Earlier Tuesday, Israeli forces withdrew from Palestinian-controlled territory around the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

79.   Dudayev has said Russian forces must withdraw from Chechnya before talks can be held.

80.   Ecuador had agreed to a simultaneous withdrawal of troops but Peru wants the Ecuadorean forces to withdraw first, said Ecuadorean spokesman Santiago Aguilar.