71.   In peacetime, the Apache has been deployed as a peacekeeping tool to protect civilians in humanitarian aid programmes in the Balkans and other parts of the world.

72.   International aid workers on Friday criticized U.N. peacekeepers in Sierra Leone for failing to protect civilians in the war-ravaged country.

73.   In the meantime, the panel remained tight-lipped, though sources close to the mission said they asked tough questions about how the government was protecting civilians.

74.   In the meantime, the panel remained tight-lipped, though sources close to the mission said they were asked tough questions about how the government was protecting civilians.

75.   Israel has warned the Lebanese government that a cease-fire agreement meant to protect civilians on both sides of the border could be canceled, Israeli media reported Sunday.

76.   Israel has warned the Lebanese government that an understanding meant to protect civilians on both sides of the border could be canceled, Israeli media reported Sunday.

77.   Initially, the force will be led by international officers who will be both protecting civilians and training the local officers who are eventually to replace them.

78.   It said it has taken care to protect civilians in northern Iraq, though the United Nations and foreign governments have expressed concern for their safety.

79.   It said it has taken the utmost care to protect civilians in northern Iraq, though the United Nations and foreign governments have expressed concern for their safety.

80.   It was designed to protect civilians after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein brutally suppressed an uprising by Shiite Muslims following the Gulf War.