The Americans remain more than 70 miles from the latest fighting.

In addition, not all of the latest fighting was aimed at Grozny.

In Huambo, the latest fighting has already had a marked effect.

More than 100,000 people have been killed in the latest fighting.

The circumstances of the latest fighting remained unclear late Sunday.

The officers said the new positions were about 70 miles from the latest fighting.

At least 30 people were killed in the latest fighting, half of them civilians.

Each side accused the other of initiating the latest fighting.

He said 10,000 to 15,000 civilians had fled the area to escape the latest fighting.

More than 3,000 combatants have been killed in the latest fighting.