No one knew how many Yugoslav troops they had taken out in order to cleave a safe route out through the heavily patrolled, wooded hillsides.

Between 17,000 and 20,000 Yugoslav troops now occupy Kosovo, an area slightly smaller than Connecticut, with another 20,000 soldiers outside the region.

The presence of federal Yugoslav troops there has been a major obstacle in peace talks.

Yugoslav troops and artillery have dispersed into the forests and hilly terrain.

Yugoslav troops entered Rijeka on 3 May 1945.

Yugoslav troops entered the city on May 3, 1945, after heavy fighting.

Yugoslav troops took TV crews to the scene shortly after the bombing.

Yugoslav troops opened fire in the city centre after mortar attacks on a garrison and airfield, according to Sarajevo radio.

No mention was made of the estimated 5,000 Yugoslav troops killed in the conflict nor of the more than 1,200 civilian fatalities.

We do not know precisely which dissident Yugoslav troops he had in mind.