1. He was assigned to the Chicago, a heavy cruiser that guarded ship convoys. 2. The tanks and other armored vehicles could guard long convoys that would carry U.N. troops and equipment out of Bosnia. 3. Crabbe said that means UN troops have raised their level of vigilance, reduced their movements and increased the number of troops manning observation posts and guarding aid convoys. 4. Israeli soldiers guarding the convoy shot and killed the attacker. 5. Militiamen loyal to Hussein Hajji Bod, who were guarding the convoy, refused to pay and both sides opened fire, a witness said on condition of anonymity. 6. Militiamen loyal to Hussein Hajji Bod who were guarding the convoy refused to pay, and both sides opened fire, a witness said on condition of anonymity. 7. The primary aim of U.N. peacekeepers was to guard humanitarian convoys of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which cross front lines to deliver food and other supplies. 8. They include logistics and supply units, reconnaissance teams and elite mountain troops that are to guard the convoys. 9. Two rival militamen guarding the convoy were killed. 10. U.N. peacekeepers were to guard aid convoys, not force an end to the fighting. |