1.   Abdic loyalists, backed by rebel Serbs in neighboring Croatia, have been battling with government troops in the pocket, endangering the current ceasefire.

2.   Abdic loyalists, who oppose the mainly Moslem Bosnian government and are backed by rebel Croatian Serbs, recaptured Velika Kladusa in mid-December.

3.   Abdic loyalists regained Velika Kladusa in December after losing the town to the Bosnian army Fifth Corps in August.

4.   Backed by rebel Serbs from neighboring Croatia, Abdic loyalists are battling mainly-Moslem government troops east and southeast of Velika Kladusa.

5.   Backed by rebel Serbs from neighboring Croatia, Abdic loyalists had been confronting Bosnian government troops in the region, endangering UN efforts to secure a cessation of hostilities.

6.   UN officers have described the latest clashes as probing activities by Abdic loyalists and Croatian Serbs to the south and east of Velika Kladusa.

7.   The Bosnian government has accused them of backing Abdic loyalists.