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  • military objects like airports, wear houses
    military target
  • someone who has been forced to leave the country, especially because of war
    refugee
  • to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out:
    besiege
  • the process of trying to make or change an agreement by discussion
    negotiation
  • if a millitary force does it, it leaves the place where it is fighting
    withdraw troops
  • to attack a place with bombs
    to shell\ to hit with artillery shelling
  • connected with improving people's lives and reducing suffering
    humanitarian aid
  • (usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses
    loot
  • someone who works with two people or groups to help them agree on something important
    intermediary
  • someone who is not a memeber of a military organization or the police
    civilian
  • to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop a fight
    intervene
  • the time when something bad and difficult to control starts, such as war or disease
    outbreak
  • an explosive weapon that can travel long distances through the air
    missele
  • a protection of the land owned or controlled by a particular country
    territorial deffence
  • an act of killing a lot of people
    massacre
  • sudden defeat of a government through illegal force by a small group, often a military one
    coup d'etat
  • an injured soldier
    wounded soldier
  • a written agreement between two or more countries to make peace
    peace treaty
  • soldiers
    troops
  • someone who is fighting against you
    adversary\enemy
  • to stop hostile actions
    cease fire
  • a place that protects you from heavy shelling and bombering
    bomb shelter
  • a country that supports you against agressor in times of war
    ally
  • a piece of equipment that makes a loud sound as a warning
    siren
  • a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble
    curfew