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(25 Aug 1995) Natural Sound

As a new U-S delegation prepares to resume its search for peace in the former Yugoslavia, U-S Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke has said the chances of success are small.

Holbrooke said the hardest problem he faces is how to bring the Bosnian Serbs to the table.

Yesterday (Thursday), Bosnian government forces attacked Serb-held territory 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Tuzla in the hilltops of Mount Majevica.

These are the slopes of Mount Majevica - a strategic point controlling the vitally important Brcko corridor.

Yesterday (Thursday), the Bosnian Serbs were desperately trying to hold onto this part of land.

The corridor is a narrow strip of land linking eastern and western Bosnian Serb strongholds.

The Serbs retaliated after coming under attack from Bosnian Government army fire as it tried to gain ground north of Tuzla and take positions to attack the corridor.

This is one of the most active frontlines in Bosnia, and the area is of vital interest to all sides.

The land is especially vital to the Bosnian Serbs, since in some places the corridor is only 4 km (two-and-a-half miles) wide.

It is the only link between Serb-held territories in central and eastern Bosnia with the western Bosnian town of Banja Luka.

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