1.  But local defenders had refused to give up because they feared being Serb captives.

2.  Serb forces issued conditions of surrender on Thursday, but local defenders, fearing detention, rejected them following reports of atrocities from Srebrenica.

3.  Serbs were close to taking the enclave last week, but local defenders refused to surrender because they feared being detained.

4.  The United Nations has been at odds with local defenders over plans to leave the town, and on Thursday U.N. officials said the government troops were demanding money.

5.  The United Nations has been at odds with local defenders over plans to leave the town, and U.N. officials said Thursday the government troops were demanding money.

6.  U.N. officials said Thursday that local defenders of Gorazde were demanding money before the peacekeepers left.

7.  However, tensions rose sharply between local Bonsian defenders and the Ukrainian peacekeepers in the enclave.

8.  However, tensions rose sharply between local Bosnian defenders and the Ukrainian peacekeepers in the enclave.

9.  Bosnian government radio reported that the Zepa local defenders had retreated into the surrounding hillsides.

10.  The Ukrainian peacekeepers have only light arms and in Zepa, some of these have been snatched by the local defenders.