1. The army was a mainly infantry force, with a light cavalry screen, supported by a strong artillery arm. 2. A heavily armed infantry force was standing by to fight their way in to the hilltop and open an escape route if necessary. 3. The UN said Bosnian government infantry forces launched an attack west of Sarajevo early Wednesday morning. 4. An army spokesman in New Delhi said infantry forces secured a foothold on a ridge line north of Tololing, the first of the three peak. 5. But their infantry forces are better trained and better armed than ever, and are backed by a growing artillery arsenal. 6. But their infantry forces are better trained and better armed than ever, and are backed by a steadily growing artillery arsenal. 7. Instead, they would be lighter infantry forces with armored personnel carriers that could escort large numbers of U.N. troops overland to ports or airfields for evacuation. 8. One of the dead was an officer and unit commander of an elite infantry force, Israel radio said. 9. Warplanes, armor and artillery supported the advancing infantry forces, and the rebels struck back with mortar fire. 10. Infantry forces under Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani battled Monday with their Shiite rivals in the vicinity of Kabul University where heavy artillery fire was traded by both sides. |