31.  Some of the observation posts were also mined by Croatian forces Friday.

32.  The Croatian forces committed a large number of human rights abuses and thousands of Serbs fled.

33.  The Croatian forces have barred U.N. peacekeepers from even entering the area.

34.  The other men were officials of the party or senior officers in the Croatian forces in Bosnia, who were supplied and directed by Croatia, according to diplomats.

35.  The men, two of whom went to The Hague in December to meet again with investigators, also said they turned over videotapes showing Croatian forces killing civilians.

36.  The pact is one reason Croatian forces massed near the Krajina.

37.  The public split between the two men followed losses by the Bosnian Serbs to Croatian forces in Bosnia in recent weeks.

38.  The Serbs are wary of Croatian rule, especially given the mistreatment of the Serbs in the Krajina region, captured by Croatian forces in August.

39.  The weapons would later be given to Croatian forces, the United Nations said.

40.  The United Nations has accused Croatian troops of torturing and killing ethnic Serbian civilians since Croatian forces recaptured the Krajina region from secessionist Serbs.