101.   Under a UN resolution the peacekeepers are empowered to use force, including NATO airpower, to deter attacks by the Serbs.

102.   UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali confirmed Friday that the United Nations remains committed to deterring attacks on Gorazde by using NATO air power to back up military observers.

103.   UN officials said the only way to deter attacks against the UN safe area was the use of NATO airpower.

104.   UN officials said they hoped the shots had been sufficient warning to deter further attacks.

105.   Like Srebrenica, the two eastern enclaves, Zepa and Gorazde, are protected by UN peacekeepers whose job is to deter attacks against UN-declared safe areas.

106.   Ordinary peasants are often seized to further deter attacks.

107.   Prime Minister Meles Zenawi this week said that Ethiopia will further step up security to deter terrorist attacks.

108.   Perry last week indicated the United States was prepared to deepen defense cooperation with Israel to deter attacks from groups that oppose the Middle East peace process.

109.   SFOR announced in January that it would increase patrols in the area to deter further attacks, using US and Russian troops.

110.   The action has sparked a in relations between the local Bosnian population and the Ukrainian peacekeepers deployed in Zepa to deter such attacks.