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Good evening. This is the nine o'clock news. Fighting
continues (1) ______ ( rage ) in Xeronia despite the attempts of
the UN Secretary-General to bring the warring factions to a
meeting. When interviewed today he said he had spent a
considerable amount of time (2) ______ ( discuss ) the situation
with the Commander of the UN peace-keeping force but they had
decided not (3) ______ ( intervene ) in the fighting since they
anticipated (4) ______ ( meet ) fierce resistance from both
sides.
According to official sources, troops loyal to General Yores
had managed (5) ______ ( capture ) two key positions but militia
groups loyal to the freedom movement had attempted (6) ______ (
retake ) the position several times today.
In an interview this afternoon, General Yores denied (7)
______ ( use ) chemical weapons against the freedom fighters but
would not (8) ______ ( comment ) on reports that his forces
planned (9) ______ ( mount ) a huge offensive over the next 48
hours and that certain of his elite guard had volunteered (10)
______ ( go ) on suicide missions to kill key figures within the
freedom movement.
Our special correspondent in Xeronia tried (11) _____ ( talk
) to members of the Central Committee of the freedom movement
but security around them was so tight that we regret (12) ______
( say ) that so far they have refused (13) ______ ( see ) any
representatives of the international press. However, sources
close to the Central Committee denied (14) ______ ( lose ) any
positions today and reiterated that the freedom fighters would
(15) ______ ( fight ) until the last man to liberate their
beloved Xeronia.
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