81. Fighting intensified late Friday afternoon as Russian forces stepped up their assault to seek to wrest back control over Grozny. 82. The UN Security Council warned all parties in Croatia Friday against extending their conflict across the border into Bosnia where fighting has intensified. 83. They have also openly discussed the possibility that NATO forces might be brought in to rescue the UN troops if fighting intensified rapidly. 84. Last week Swedish foreign minister Lena Hjelm-Wallen warned that the Nordic contingent could be pulled out if fighting intensified. 85. President Andres Pastrana moved troops into the zone after the talks broke down, and fighting has intensified since then. 86. The ceasefire agreement comes amid reports that Azerbaijani and Armenian forces had suffered heavy casualties since fighting intensified in the region in January. |