61.  NATO forces remained stationed in the area, creating a buffer zone between Macedonian forces and rebels in control of three villages, Palatica, Semsovo and Trebos.

62.  NATO forces remained stationed in the area as a buffer between Macedonian forces and rebels in three villages, Palatica, Semsovo and Trebos.

63.  NATO forces remained stationed in the area, as a buffer between Macedonian forces and rebels in three villages, Palatica, Semsovo and Trebos.

64.  Robertson defended the decision to allow the ethnic Albanian rebels to leave Aracinovo, which had been under siege by Macedonian forces for three days.

65.  Security forces also discovered uniforms with shoulder patches of the NLA, a now-disbanded rebel group that fought Macedonian forces last year.

66.  Security forces also found uniforms with shoulder patches of the NLA, a now-disbanded rebel group that fought Macedonian forces last year.

67.  Solana said the EU and other Western officials were closely watching Macedonian forces as they retake the villages.

68.  The agreement between NATO and the Macedonian government puts restrictions on Macedonian forces, including paramilitary groups, around locations where alliance troops are assembling rebel weapons.

69.  The British soldier was killed just as Macedonian forces began pulling back from positions around sites where NATO will begin collecting weapons from the militants.

70.  The fire appeared to be coming from Macedonian forces.