41.  Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze has dissolved an elite forces unit linked to an assassination attempt on him in late August, state security head Avtandil Iosseliani said Saturday.

42.  He also said Iran had deployed elite Revolutionary Guard forces in Lebanon in violation of the UN charter.

43.  Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has delegated a special committee to create a new elite armed force within three months, Iraqi sources in Amman said Monday.

44.  It suggests that more elite forces such as paratroopers and Royal Marines may be needed at a high state of readiness.

45.  A Zairean army division, the elite force of President Mobutu Sese Seko, has been deployed round the camp for security purposes.

46.  Although recruited from Nepal, the Gurkhas traditionally have formed an integral part of the British armed forces, serving as an elite force famed for their military skill.

47.  At least three hostages and one policeman were wounded Monday when elite French forces stormed an Air France airplane hijacked by Algerian fundamentalist extremists, informed sources said.

48.  Eight countries led by Canada and the Netherlands launched a lobbying campaign Wednesday for the creation of an elite UN force that could be rapidly deployed in world troublespots.

49.  Elite forces will also secure the airport, where Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will welcome the leaders upon arrival.

50.  Elite forces patrolled the area in jeeps mounted with machineguns.