1.   The rebel forces had launched their latest offensive in mid-March with a sustained artillery barrage and ground attack.

2.   After the deaths and mutilation of thousands in the capital during the latest offensive, any reconciliation with the rebels is hard to imagine.

3.   Alili is a member of the Democratic Party of Albanians, which is part of the government coalition, yet he was clearly unhappy about the latest offensive.

4.   For Arabs living in New York, the latest Israeli offensive against Palestinian refugee camps and towns, accompanied by army-enforced curfews and roadblocks, hit hard.

5.   Higher world oil prices have cushioned Russia financially during its latest Chechnya offensive.

6.   Kljuc is one of a string of recent prizes seized by the Bosnian government and their Croatian allies in the latest offensive against the Bosnian Serbs.

7.   The latest Serb offensive, which is vastly bigger in scale and scope, appears to have thrown the KLA completely onto the defensive.

8.   The latest military offensive began in earnest about six days ago with coordinated attacks by Croatian government troops, Bosnian Croat forces, and the Bosnian army.

9.   The rebels launched raids from bases inside the zone during their latest offensive.