"Those men will have to be pulled out of the main Bosnian Serb forces," said a foreign military officer.

He also said the Bosnian forces were strong enough to "defend the territory we control."

Simultaneously, the defending Bosnian forces came under heavy fire and were pushed back towards the town.

Drawing down the Bosnian force by one-third would not in itself free up a significant capability for the war on terror.

That has limited the volume and sophistication of the weapons provided to the Bosnian forces.

The new Bosnian force with which the major defends this city is little more than a ragtag army.

The last two months have seen a series of efforts by the Bosnian forces to break the Sarajevo siege.

Considering the desertion rate in all of the Bosnian forces, how- ever, this wasn't seen as being unusual.

Equipping the Bosnian forces would happen after the embargo expired.

The Bosnian forces appeared to be holding their own, but were reported to be taking heavy losses.