1.   But Washington on Wednesday urged Croatia to stop its offensives.

2.   Human rights groups and critics in the American Congress have also urged the Clinton administration to press Zedillo to stop the offensive.

3.   NATO countries have threatened measures including military intervention if Milosevic does not stop the Serbian offensive against ethnic Albanians.

4.   The presidents did not pledge, however, to stop their overall military offensive, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

5.   US intelligence analysts voiced similar doubts about the willingness of iBosnian military commanders to stop their offensive while they are doing so well.

6.   Western diplomacy has failed to stop the offensive, and countries have threatened to use NATO air strikes.

7.   After months of waffling and empty threats, NATO is edging toward using military force to get Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to stop his offensive against Kosovo separatists.

8.   After five hours of talks Sunday, the warring factions also offered to try to stop major offensives.

9.   Air Commodore David Wilby said earlier that NATO was targeting communications and transport links in its escalating campaign to force Milosevic to capitulate and stop his offensive in Kosovo.

10.   Both have this week urged Milosevic to stop the offensive and urgently start talks with Rugova on the future status of the Kosovo province within Yugoslavia.