81.   Still the defense ministry announcement signaled willingness on the government side to create an atmosphere permitting NATO deployment.

82.   Sudan denies claims its troops are in Congo fighting on the government side.

83.   Spokesman Antonio Milososki did not indicate whether the end of the offensive was simply a pause in fighting on the government side.

84.   That is unlikely to happen on the Bosnian government side.

85.   The bill included a six-month grace period for guerrillas to rally to the government side.

86.   The defections were announced by Korng Sokhorn, police chief of northwestern Kompong Chnang province, at a ceremony welcoming the guerrillas to the government side.

87.   The government side apparently has established a tenuous control over Anlong Veng, the main guerrilla base, but a counterattack is expected.

88.   The government side has established clear control over Anlong Veng but is still contesting the rugged escarpment of the Dongrek Mountains just to the north.

89.   The government side will be represented by Radius Prawiro, a former coordinating minister for the economy.

90.   The hostage-takers were identified as followers of an opposition field commander who had recently switched over to the government side.