11.   British Defense Secretary Malcolm Rifkind said Britain and France would establish a rapid reaction strike force to protect peacekeepers.

12.   Britain and France announced they were creating a rapid reaction strike force to protect U.N. peacekeepers in Bosnia.

13.   British Defense Secretary Malcolm Rifkind said Britain and France would establish a rapid-reaction strike force to protect peacekeepers.

14.   But given the possibility of a hostage situation, it was unlikely they would request NATO airstrikes, although U.N. resolutions authorize force to protect peacekeepers.

15.   But given the possibility that hostages could be taken, it was unlikely they would request any NATO action, though U.N. resolutions authorize force to protect peacekeepers.

16.   But given the hostage situation it was unlikely they would request any NATO action, though U.N. resolutions authorize force to protect peacekeepers.

17.   But he wished there had been more notice of the last air strike so Canada could have taken better measures to protect its peacekeepers from being taken hostage.

18.   But the U.N. also wants to protect peacekeepers from being taken hostage as they were after previous airstrikes.

19.   Dubbed Task Force Alpha, it was the first deployment of a European rapid reaction force that was created in May to protect U.N. peacekeepers in Bosnia.

20.   Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev on Tuesday warned Germany against deploying more troops in Bosnia to protect U.N. peacekeepers, saying it could worsen the conflict.