81.  The statement also said security forces also discovered uniforms with shoulder patches of the NLA, a now-disbanded rebel group that fought Macedonian forces last year.

82.  The Western-brokered deal, signed in August, ended six months of clashes between insurgents and Macedonian forces.

83.  There were no incidents Tuesday, as NATO troops and international observers, backed by three helicopters, closely monitored movements of Macedonian forces.

84.  There were sporadic blasts of heavy machine gun fire from Macedonian forces on Friday but no indication of any mobilization to leave their fortified positions.

85.  Trying to get at the rebels, Macedonian forces pounded strategic slopes on the northern and western outskirts of Tetovo.

86.  Villagers said they had set up the checkpoint out of fear of Macedonian forces moving into the village.

87.  Without amnesty, Macedonian forces will likely find themselves unwelcome in areas once controlled by the rebels.