51.   Bihac and immediate surroundings are one of six areas in Bosnia where U.N. troops are posted to protect civilians.

52.   Bosnian government officials have blamed the NATO forces for not protecting the civilians.

53.   But Amnesty International urged the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations to retain some sort of presence in Liberia to help protect civilians from abuse.

54.   But he said the group reserved the right to protect innocent civilians attacked by the military.

55.   Buyoya told ambassadors the camps were intended to protect civilians from rebel attacks.

56.   Central to those Hague and Geneva conventions to protect civilization and humanity was the idea that civilians should be protected as much as possible from the ravages of war.

57.   Clinton said he had always wanted Russian forces in multiple sectors, saying their relationship with the Serbs would help protect civilians on sides.

58.   Edward Joseph, a U.N. official in Bihac, said part of the safe area where U.N. forces are authorized to protect civilians had fallen.

59.   He added that his government had already proposed one battalion of Ugandan troops to help protect civilians and distribute food in Zaire.

60.   He also suggested that international organizations protect civilians and ensure human rights.