21.  The allies hoped bombing would force a halt to Serbian attacks against the ethnic Albanian majority in the province.

22.  The incident also raised concerns over Serbian attacks.

23.  The latter phrase was a reference to U.N. forces, who called in the NATO air strike after two French peacekeepers were wounded in separate Serbian attacks.

24.  The Serbian attack made several things clear.

25.  The Serbian attacks have been against areas deliberately made defenseless by international agreement.

26.  The Serbian attack was suspended at nightfall, but Western officials said the U.N. force was bracing for further confrontation.

27.  The threatened withdrawal of the U.N. troops has raised other concerns about the future of humanitarian relief efforts, already threatened by Serbian attacks on food and medical convoys.

28.  The United States and NATO last week committed to using their air power to defend a Muslim safe haven from further murderous Serbian attacks.

29.  There is little atonement for Kosovo, or for Serbian attacks in Bosnia or Croatia.

30.  There were no reports of Serbian attacks on U.N. peacekeepers, LePage said.