Despite the customary scientific practice of waiting for publication until announcing a new discovery, the two sides are likely to issue claims of success well before their articles appear in print.

Although both sides have issued extravagant and unverifiable claims, the casualties on the battlefield are believed to run into the thousands.

As has been the case throughout the six years of the war, both sides issued extravagant, and somewhat gruesome, claims of the casualties they had inflicted.

That group, which issued new claims this week, has sometimes shown an inconsistent record as a source of intelligence information.

As has been the case since the fighting began, both sides issued conflicting claims today.

The indictment issued claims that Megaupload has cost copyright holders $500 million due to its facilitation of illegal downloads.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two militant Islamic groups, issued dueling claims of responsibility for the attack.

In the fighting around Basra, the second such action in a month, the two sides have issued contradictory claims, each asserting that it has inflicted devastating losses on the other.

Stunned by Mr. Chávez's victory, the opposition has repeatedly issued claims of fraud.

In addition the CCBC cannot be used to issue claims under Part 8 of the CPR.