As an example, I think a lot of us turned a blind eye to the bombing of our US soldier's barracks in lebanon, 1983, as they were conducting peace operations. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Making war and building peace: United Nations peace operations. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
He explained how British forces» initial attempts towards replicating peace operations seen in Northern Ireland «ceded the initiative» to local power struggles between rival militias, who infiltrated Basra's police after the 2003 invasion. (politics.co.uk)