peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpēs-ˌkē-piŋ 
: the preserving of peace
especially
: international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities
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In the 1980s, as different factions vied for control of Lebanon and a U.S. Marine detachment was deployed as a would-be peacekeeping force, Aqil was a top figure in Hezbollah's Islamic Jihad Organization.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Both countries had deployed peacekeeping forces to Lebanon amid the 1982 Israeli invasion and outbreak of civil war.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
Recent peacekeeping missions hardly have a perfect record.
—Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024
This mission is designed to break the mold; unlike previous peacekeeping missions in Haiti, the MSS is independent of the United Nations.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Both countries had deployed peacekeeping forces to Lebanon amid the 1982 Israeli invasion and outbreak of civil war.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
Recent peacekeeping missions hardly have a perfect record.
—Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024
This mission is designed to break the mold; unlike previous peacekeeping missions in Haiti, the MSS is independent of the United Nations.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpē-ˌskē-piŋ
: the enforcing of a truce between countries or groups by an international military force
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